Candle

Tonight, I need a softer light, 
a softer night, 
a different kind of care..
 I need an old fashioned thing, simple comfort to wrap me in;
 candle light so I may hide, 
in softer shadows, I need the soothe,
 the gentle flame,
 for eyes that burn, 
eyes that prickle.. 
though I refuse them. 
Tonight I need to hide, 
the dark encroaches, 
and I fear this dreadful ache..
 I need the steady flicker,
 the slow burn wick, 
to mesmerise, 
to keep the night away.. 
hold back this hollow feeling, this bereft.
. heavy in my bones. 
Tonight I am alone so I light a candle, 
to assuage,  
this awful ache.. 
I am quiet, alone..  
with a flame that gutters...!!!