The Candle

She put a candle in the window
Displaying it’s fragile light to the world
A light of hope in the dark

It’s just a candle
One wavering little light
Why does it mean so much?
Why do I understand?

That little gleam
A gleam of hope
A plea for forgiveness
To an unforgiving world

That little hope that she gave me
I wish I didn’t see
But it burns my darkened vision
It wraps my heart in agony

Why must the hope hurt so much?
Why does the love burn?
Is it nothing but one great pain?

But I still feel
And I still hope
I still believe
In the Candle