Mystic prince

The moth is a mystic prince:  
one who seeks the light  
because he can live no other way.

The moon beckons him  
across vast, impossible distances --  
yet on he flies  
never thinking of his headway.

If he reach a fire  
and have nothing for the altar,  
he places himself upon the stone  
and becomes what he admires.

Only the moth knows  
that love is not enough.  
His search will never cease until he blazes  
with the same light that he seeks.