Flickers

Candles shake on the windowsill Little sparks that bend but never still Rain taps the glass like a soft refrain Every drop whispers your name I’ve been haunted by shadows of the past But these flickers of light are built to last Flickers in the dark, they hold me near Fragile warmth when the world disappears The night may press, the wind may try But I keep my flame, I let it fly Flickers of hope, flickers of fight Tiny stars burning through the night I see the echoes in empty rooms The space you left, the quiet that looms But even here, the smallest flame Reminds me that I’m not the same The world keeps turning, the cold moves in But even in silence, my fire begins Flickers in the dark, they hold me near Fragile warmth when the world disappears The night may press, the wind may try But I keep my flame, I let it fly Flickers of hope, flickers of fight Tiny stars burning through the night Every spark a memory, every glow a choice I gather the embers, I hear my own voice Not broken, not lost, just tempered in flame Flickers remind me I’m still in the game Some nights feel longer than they should The silence loud, the air like wood But even in the shadows, even in the rain I carry these flickers through the pain Flickers in the dark, they hold me near Fragile warmth when the world disappears The night may press, the wind may try But I keep my flame, I let it fly Flickers of hope, flickers of fight Tiny stars burning through the night The flame bends, the shadows play But the flickers stay, and so do I Through every night, through every gray I carry the light, I carry the sky