Candlelight

• Isabelle Sinclair, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2022

A Flame flickers fabulously
Ridding the world of all dark
Its light gives warmth
The shadows dance
Its comfort invites
But don’t touch
Screams will fill the silence
Contempt will turn to pain
Watch from afar
Preserve the beauty
the time will come
when the light will cease
the dancing will stop
stillness will reside
and darkness will swallow the world
once again