Anagnorisis

Star Child : the Light of the World

out of the dark
(or into the dark)
which was before the night
and out of time
and so before before

out of the dark
(or into the dark)
a protoplasmic light
an early sense of cell
a hint of one life more

out of the dark
(or into the dark)
what is revealed to sight
one hand holds the lantern
one hand knocks upon the door

= recognition: specifically the moment in a play or novel when a principal character realises the truth about their own circumstances or the identity of another character

References [explicit in the superscription]
      the final sequence of Kubrick's 2001:A Space Odyssey
      Holman Hunt's The Light of the World

Included in Poems 3.