FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

i am like  a firefly
in the dark after the rain
keeping peace with
the mangroves
away from the rest
of the crowd
which i cannot really
keep pace

they do not like
my kind of light and
hence put me
behind their glare

i do not mind
i keep on shining even
when i am asleep
even when i dream or
perhaps die
i keep my light
shining
my fire burning

there is no one
that can turn me off
not even myself

i keep this light
this eternity