tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post6217623909857140282..comments2023-10-01T11:09:42.394-04:00Comments on Blog with a View: Safe Behind the Candlecruelanimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-81967992828340242902008-05-12T22:22:00.000-04:002008-05-12T22:22:00.000-04:00Behind the Candleno one is safe. Lit and leftin th...Behind the Candle<BR/><BR/>no one is safe. Lit and left<BR/>in the window to guide home<BR/><BR/>those who have now departed,<BR/>wandering beyond memory<BR/><BR/>into the shadows we mourn<BR/>how long before it burns out,<BR/><BR/>the wick snuffed, the wax<BR/>pooled over the ledge,<BR/><BR/>lost in the darkest of black<BR/>until dawn, merciless with light,<BR/><BR/>cracks the windowpane<BR/>open to a new day<BR/><BR/>that no longer cares<BR/>for anybody we knew or loved.<BR/><BR/>[Disposable Poem May 12, 2008]<BR/>Dr. MikeDr. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477774398775735186noreply@blogger.com