“Darkness” by Lord Byron
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43825/darkness-56d222aeeee1b
The Poetry FoundationDarknessThe brows of men by the despairing light Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits The flashes fell upon them; some lay down And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smil'd; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral piles with fuel, and look'd…
