in the prayer of a moonless night
between the strike of a matchstick
and the first breath of a candle's flame
I cup the fragile glow
in the shelter of my gentle palm
against the winter wind
to light a light
to drown the drone
of this maddening night
between the thunderous beats
of this heart in need
of desperate quiet
there , o'r there
to turn and feel
the shadow cast
looming in the aether black
nothingness - permeating
everything
the candle
it's patient flame
aglow upon my face
I slowly raise my hand
instinct - to touch upon
the cold wall
a silhouette
carved in black
against the contrast
glaring
and this, and this , and this
too familiar
loneliness
the raging mind fall
of regrets and memories
of crossroads and chosen paths
to here
and to hear
this rain of uncontrollable thoughts
thinking and sinking
as the words race for meaning
a shooting star
tears across the sky
I catch my self on the tail of a wish
free falling into the night
I stare, my frozen eyes
consumed by this eternal flame
the matchstick withers to ash
the candle burns
brilliance
silence
her light
this restless heart
sleepless
copyright 2014 Robin Amaral