Candles

A giggle escapes as I opened your note,

All these inside jokes and memories awoke

Warmth spreads as I read what you wrote

The wick of a candle kindled with a puff of smoke

Before, with another, all that I felt

Was the bare minimum of content

Too exhausted with him, I wept and knelt

In front of my sputtering candle, all spent

Later on, as expected

Another fight broke out

Can't help but feel neglected

Can't help but express and shout

I'm tired of this relationship

I need to leave right now

My heart is ready to give up

I'm sorry I am, but I need to go right now

Those dark times are over

Although my candle is only a stub

You coax warmth and moreover

Lit my candle up again

Because you love me,

and because I love you