A candle
With light so small
Yet giving so much
Gently flickering
Dancing in the shadows

Along comes a breeze
Rushing to extinguish its essence
To diminish it's being

The candlelight dims
Seemingly gone for a moment
To be gently rekindled in itself
Growing to what it was
Maybe something more

Fighting to stay alive
The breeze gets heavier
And the flame inside fights harder
Harder to burn
To remain alive

In what seems like an eternity
Wind fighting with flame
It must end somewhere
The burning candle will win

Deep down we all have a flame
A candle that has to be kept alive
We fight the wind
The urge to give way
To something less great
Deep down if we try hard enough
Our candle, our inner flame
Will always Prevail.

03/13/2002

Posted on 03/13/2002
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