nobody notices,
nobody notices the loss of heat,
from an insignificant candle,
on the mantlepiece

nobody notices,
nobody notices the dimming embers,
the slowly dwindling light,
of the flickering flame

nobody notices,
despite how close to the candle,
they may be
despite the fact they lit the candle themself

but still,
nobody notices,
as it slowly burns,
into

oblivion