Burning Bright

 

My soul still lives in its cold season

Darkness spreads but not to you

Like oil on water, you resist.

And you shine for me

But I absorb no light.

You won’t be engulfed by my plight and my shame

You stay burning like a candle flame

Bright, through the reckless wind

‘But why’? I ask again and again

Because you say you love me and kiss my cold lips.

Lips soon turning blue

Then what would you do?

Carry on burning bright, for someone new?

 

Raven