The Candle

Posted on 15. Aug, 2006 by in Coffee - Volume Two, Mystery

In the absence of darkness

I stand almost unnoticed

A shadow of hope

Cast aside by society

Until I am needed

Barely holding myself
As I am cold and hidden in view

But when I am whole with purpose

I shine with everything ounce I am

Flickering against the night

Caring for a world I cannot see

A world that hardly knows me

Touching it with my every effort
Wanted only for what I give

As I burn, trying to survive

Yet I let my life slowly fade away

Giving myself to everyone but me

Sometimes lit simply to help them believe

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