you've shown me there can be light in more than just the sun

there can be light in your cup of tea in the morning (and the next cup, and the next cup, and the next)
there can be light in my lover's eyes, when i realize i am looking into the exact sea-foam greenish blue i hadn't seen since i was visiting my great grandmother as a child
there can be light in the small smile a stranger gives me when i'm passing them on the street- we will likely never meet again, but they take one second of their time to share happiness with me
there can be light in the meowing of a baby kitten as it begs to be let into my room, and the soft purring that follows when it bounds onto my bed and cuddles into my chest

there can be light in so many things (and these are only a few)
my world had just been dark for so long
i think i had forgotten