Candlelit Love

Candlelit Love

A Poem by Riley Bray
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Today I realized
That we weren't meant for forever
A time will not come
To revive a flame
That so far has yet to burn out
I still hope that it never will
But our candle is not infinite
So I occupy my mind
With thoughts of how the end will come
Will I see it coming
Or will it wait until I look away
To engulf me?
That question is not one I can answer
Let me tell you what it means
To have something that cannot
Or rather, simply will not, last
It is a hollow agony
One that forces you to stare intently at it
And curl your fingers around its open flame
It is a dangerous, passionate thing
A wild, tender thing
Love is something not constructed to disappear
But sometimes love and fear
Or love and new love
Or love and bad timing
Gets in the way
It can be deterred
But not forever
This forces me to wonder
If forever even exists
If it is something I will ever know
What I do know
Is that Ive fallen for a flame
One that glows like the stars
And warms me as the sun warms others

© 2016 Riley Bray


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Riley Bray
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