Candle of Darkness

Candle of Darkness


When I look into your eyes
I see a candle
Burning away at your soul
That was once pure

I hardly know you now
You shut yourself away
When I do get a chance
To talk to you

You look straight through me
I still see a candle
Burning away in your eyes
The glimmer of hope has gone

Just tell me what's up
Instead of locking your feelings away
I know what you're going through
So please try and listen

I know a candle
Will incessantly burn
Away your soul
Don't let that cloud your thoughts

What was said to my daughter
She completely ignored
I found here lifeless
On her bedroom floor
A candle in her eyes
Had been extinguished

Yet a candle was still burning
On her bedside table
Burning pure blackness
That was the first time I'd seen

...The candle of darkness

(J M. Basey)