WHITE CANDLE

Blackness around me
Death beckoning
Fighting, fighting
I don't want to know
Reaching for comfort
Reaching for peace
I find the answers
To questions
I didn't know I had -
Survival
Keep living
Fight the devils
Breathe!
Cupboard, find
Candle -
White candle, tabletop
Strike match, light candle
Purity, a cleansing
Of my soul;
Easing out of the darkness,
Flickering, gust of wind,
Old ghosts passing by;
White candle -
Working magic, creating dreams
Of better times.
Full moon, raging fire
Of a single candle
On a tabletop;
Mesmerizing.
White candle, gone out,
Peace at last.


I shall sleep this night.

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