Candles

I haven't written many love poems, but then again, I haven't loved many people the way I love Chell. I was too scared to love when I was young and looking back on my first marriage, I think it was mostly fear of being alone that kept us together.

Life 1: Fear
She's like a candle, lighting my world
But candles can burn
I'm much safer here in the shadows

Life 2: Loneliness
She's like a candle, lighting my world
But candles can flicker and go out
I'm so very afraid of the dark

Life 3: Love
She's like a candle, lighting my world
Spreading her loving light to other candles
Making the whole world brighter

Exploring with me the dark places
Around me and inside my mind

Bringing illumination to the fears
Brightness to the doubts
Brilliance to the anxieties

Guiding me to confidence
Leading me to peace
Teaching me to shine

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