Shadows

Long shadows cast off into the night,

I am the candle,

But I lack any light.

This darkness is consuming me,

Nowhere to turn,

It just won't let me be.

So, you strike a match and watch me burn,

Build up a fire,

And teach me to learn.

So long, I've been lost in this black,

That I'm not sure I know

How to turn back.

Turn up the heat, set my soul aflame,

This feeling can't be conquered,

I will never be tamed.

So long, I've been here, alone.

Never a child,

And yet never grown.

Long shadows, they flicker and die.

Strike a match,

And watch me fly.

-Yabou