The Candle

Feel the warmth of the light, but for once, with your eyes

Let the mysterious majesty captivate you until the flame dies…

Wonder what is there within the light

As the wax melts away, out of sight

Why should something so simple be so mystifying?

The strange, beautiful glow, reality-defying

Feel secure in the darkness, holding me by the handle

I am nonetheless, but a solitary, lifeless candle…

Mrinalini. Mahesh