The Brat is a poem about light, a reflection on the nature of light and its limitless ability and desire to penetrate and break the darkness.

The Brat

 Light's like an unruly child

flouting the rules of darkness
always playing to win
discourteous to walls
cocky when surrounded
derisive when oppressed
impertinently breaking in
opportunistic when cracks show
fearless when choked
irreverent when fenced in
flippant when hidden
cheeky when scalded

Light's a brazen brat!