Illuminated

I'm a student of just one master
I'm only afraid of one monster
I stand illuminated

all my visions crowd down to one bead of sweat
My whole life bears down on one hour
I stand illuminated

I know the world holds many words
Pearls hang down in necklaces
Islands come round in archipelagoes
I get all my life from one light bulb
I stand illuminated

I'm devoted to a telling detail
I'm awash in overall impressions
I stand illuminated

I only roll down the one staircase
I only have foresight the first time
I stand illuminated

I know the world holds many words
Pearls hang down in necklaces
Islands come round in archipelagoes
I get all my life from one light bulb
I stand illuminated

(Arto Lindsay)