In Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, light is used symbolically through the example of Estella. Miss Havisham brings Estella up in the darkness, consequently sheltering her from the true meaning of life. By Miss Havisham's orders, the house in which Estella lives is lit only by artifi...

I still remember back when We were all leggy bones Back when I thought i knew What it meant to love Back before the slow pain Of forgetting it all. We were all Sharp angles and Elbows sticking out With words that came Hard and fast Back when I knew How to live How to love...