The Mosquito's Candle
Written October 10, 2010
The little room; its darkness overstifling
The sounds of night creeping in through the open window
The messengers of nature swooping through the air
Towards the lone sources of light… flickering in the gloom
Those silly creatures singlemindedly racing
Towards their perceived rays of hope
Zooming in; tiny hearts full… with all the promise of a new life
They fly through the flame… antics remnant
Of some eastern Fire Walker
What false belief lead them to believe in their imperviousness to the heat?
Fairy wings dissolved by the fury of the flame
In the throes of death… spindly feet in spasms
One that lately moved like the breath of the wind
Trapped in useless struggles to live
The hour is out… and light returns
The deceitful flame is put out
Relief accompanies the lightness flooding the house
Showing up the colours on the wall… and familiar faces
But far too late it is for a tiny form
Lying crumpled by the foot of the stand
A pinprick in a sea of lives… here one minute… not the next
The same light bringing life and death
Relief and a Close for All Things
The little room; its darkness overstifling
The sounds of night creeping in through the open window
The messengers of nature swooping through the air
Towards the lone sources of light… flickering in the gloom
Those silly creatures singlemindedly racing
Towards their perceived rays of hope
Zooming in; tiny hearts full… with all the promise of a new life
They fly through the flame… antics remnant
Of some eastern Fire Walker
What false belief lead them to believe in their imperviousness to the heat?
Fairy wings dissolved by the fury of the flame
In the throes of death… spindly feet in spasms
One that lately moved like the breath of the wind
Trapped in useless struggles to live
The hour is out… and light returns
The deceitful flame is put out
Relief accompanies the lightness flooding the house
Showing up the colours on the wall… and familiar faces
But far too late it is for a tiny form
Lying crumpled by the foot of the stand
A pinprick in a sea of lives… here one minute… not the next
The same light bringing life and death
Relief and a Close for All Things
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