The Light of Darkness

Who are you? You are not sure  
anymore. Not in this bewildering  
place of shadows and darkness  
where nothing is as it seems.    
   
You were the fool and you still  
are. If only you could see beyond  
this waking dream that you seem  
to enjoy so much.  
   
The shackles that bind you,  
do you know what they mean?  
You are bound to the material life,  
all the things that divert you.  
   
The smoke from the inverted torch  
gets in your eyes. It blinds you from  
seeing the truth. The torch however  
is also a light that you can follow.  
   
If you follow the light of the darkness  
maybe a new day will dawn.