Candles

Elyas Cauchy

Elyas Cauchy

Age 18+ category | Spring into Poetry Contest 2025 | San José Public Library

 
O,  
The 
Sweet 
 Purity of 
a fresh new 
Candle burnt; The wick 
dancing as she coils 
& strikes poses 
 flickering lifeforce 
 or perhaps A 
 sort of fantastic 
performance imitation, 
like  a  kind of modern 
art  piece  I would find                 
on display in museums,  
s t e a d i l y  flaring  up 
 next  to  the fire exit 
and think to m y s e l f 
about   how  ironic it is 
that  a  wick could burn 
ever   nobly unaware of 
her mortality up until she 
can no more produce light 
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