Cries of Candle

Human heart hardly flickers

Saddening sight

Through dark night

Alone

Again

Burn me

At both ends

At least

Until I’m

A waxy puddle

Or there’s nothing

Left

“I’m sorry,”

Tears drip

“I’m just really tired.”

Tears fall

I just want to be used

You know

It’s a season

It’s just a phase

I’m used to this

Remember?

I remind myself

That I’ve…

Been here before

Familiar frustrations

I just wanted to feel warmth

I was tired of rejection

People walked by

I stood taller on the shelf

They pick me up to sniff me

Their nose would wrinkle

I’d go back on the shelf

My price got lower and lower

Until finally

Someone bought me

They took me home

Setting me ablaze

At last

I could burn

and burn and burn