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artificial lights

January 8, 2026
By ADPratt BRONZE, Fredericksburg, Virginia
ADPratt BRONZE, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Temporal Catalysts Incorporated presents their latest innovation.


For those who seek and have yet to find

For those who ask and wish to receive

For those who knock, yearning for the door to be opened to the secrets of their universe…


I speak to you, and to you, and to you—

You who cast off your sorrows,

You with all of your borrowed

Fears—

The pioneers

of tomorrow.


Artificial lights.


Unorthodox and exciting, these lights

Will light your home unconditionally

And without regard to which of the twenty-four hours you happen to live in.

Never mind the indecision

Which has at us been hurled—

We have our very own light of the world.


The Sun may rest His celestial rays

The Moon may cast off Her midnight crown

For the Sun is absent for half the day,

And the Moon hardly shows once It goes down.


Beautiful, aren't they? Any warmth, brightness, color—

Whatever you want to see.

Their rays permeate with unfailing valor.

Their warmth thaws the petals of every lost flower.

This is our

reality.


And rechargeable, no less! Infinite light.

Created by the science you know is right.

How about that?


Man said, let there be light!

Well, here at Temporal Catalysts Incorporated,

We engineer a new formula every day

To ensure our products never stay

The same—for all our customers say

They tend to get bored by the second day.


Society plunges into night,

And we all know how youth in darkness fare.

Day or night? Who knows? Who cares?

We have artificial light.


Possible side effects include:

Paleness.

Depression.

Feeling of emptiness.

Frailness.

Confusion.

Unhappiness.


So hurry up! Forget the Sun.

You only live once, so why not have fun?

Render to Mankind the things which are Mankind’s.

Unlimited power to the most powerful beings alive.


Light that will stay.

Get yours today.


The author's comments:

Hello! My name is Aubrey, and I am passionate about using art to explore modern-day topics and issues. I wrote this theme to convey the dangers of humanity becoming too reliant on things/ideas/people that give them what they want when they want it. There are also some religious/spiritual themes as well. I hope you enjoy reading it!


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