The Candle in the Dark

The candle in the dark

Praying that on day

This night with its degenerating fog

 May end

And that the life I used to cling to

Like a toddler to their mother

Never wanting to be left on their own

In fear of that pain

That eerily creeping forward

Numbness

That people walk around with

As if they had just trudged in from the dentist office

Instead of numbing their jaw to take out the pain

They numbed their spirit

Their persistence to always try harder

So be the candle shining bright

In the sea of the world

With all of its misery and destruction be the

Hope that everyone needs

And one day you might

Find someone

To be your light