The Candle Poem.

Tonight, I need a softer light,

a softer night, a different

kind of care.. I need

an old fashioned thing,

simple comfort to wrap me in;

candle light so I may hide,

in softer shadows, I need the

soothe, the gentle flame,

for eyes that burn, eyes

that prickle.. though I refuse them.

Tonight I need to hide,

the dark encroaches, and

I fear this dreadful ache..

I need the steady flicker, the slow

burn wick, to mesmerise,

to keep the night away..

hold back this hollow feeling,

this bereft.. heavy in my bones.

Tonight I am alone so

I light a candle, to assuage,

this awful ache..

I am quiet, alone..

with

a flame that gutters...!!!