Candle in the Dark

We wait for light
 But behold darkness;
 This I profess.
 The more I learn, the less I know.
 I always wondered how it can be so.
 Perhaps the true delight is not knowing
 But finding?
 Searching through a demon haunted world,
 Not knowing what I hope to find.
 The arc of my mind bends
 Toward a singularity,
 Accelerating the perception of time.
 Into a point this focus is compressed,
 Adding new knowledge, everything is coalesced.
 I know more now than before.
 The only result being I need more...
 Life can't ever be long enough
 To find a key that sets me free.
 Would I even want to be released?
 The answer to this question is no.
 Treading into the unknown;
 Places where I'll be left alone.
 I'll use my mind as a wick
 And my soul as the oil to light the way
 Just for a short while longer,
 Like a candle in the dark...