Warmth

A fire to warm the world

If it were not for darkness

We could not know light

I see tiny flames

Languishing

Like flickering lanterns in little homes

Far away

Nestled on a dark hillside

Until one by one

They go out

And no-one knows where the flame has gone

But the Devil has found time for me

And he tries desperately to break my spirit

With the world at his command

For this world has cold fire

That burns like the ice of Pluto

A Trillion cameras monitor my every flinch

My every tear

Yet they cannot see

And a myriad of microphones listen to my thoughts

But they cannot hear

But you

You can hear me

Draw close to me

Touch my lips

Let me breathe strength into your soul

And I will warm your heart with my hope

And this hope does not lead to disappointment

For I am steadfast

Unmoveable

Like a crag on the mountain

I am on fire

I have seen forever

And touched the day of joy

In the new world to come

It sits carved behind my eyeslids

And safely secured in the synapses of my mind

And in the cold air

In the darkness of despair that surrounds us all

None shall smother me

I am on fire

And my flame will never go out