Can you see it flicker?
The vibrant light stutter and glint.
This picturesque scene of desolation,
Our anguish forming our only stint.
This life we lead fuels our sedation,
Hissing out lies to keep the monsters at bay.
“You’re beautiful, strong, creative, kind…
Bright”.
Like a flashlight in the dead of night.
Like a star as it soars, it’s tail alight.
Like a lantern, as it gleams quite contrite.
We are all just flames,
Burning, Blazing, Beckoning,
Ebbing...
Our legacy a trail of smoke and wax.
The scars we leave our true regret.
We’ll sit in darkness with great compunction
Too scared and lonely to forget.