ABOUT THE POEM: "Don’t be my Streetlight" is a forceful rejection of societal guidance and false reciprocity, delivered as an "anti-prayer." In a moment of absolute desperation, the narrator demands solitude, refusing the burden of respect and obligation to run his own race in darkness. The poem asserts that his current state is a necessary environment to ensure his character remains unpolluted by the world he rejects. His only aim is to arrive somewhere—on his own terms—before seeking return to a state of pre-existence.