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The Dark Room

How much longer until all the candles burn out?

By BPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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I sit alone in a dark room

Empty except for the candles

Faintly illuminating the space with their candlelight.

The room used to be much brighter

But as I pushed everyone away

One by one

The candles began to dim and many

have burned out completely.

My world continues to grow darker around me.

You were a light in my life

But now that flame has burned out.

The candles left burning are dimming fast.

The darkness is quickly consuming me

And I don't have a match to relight the spark inside me

That has died out.

Half of me wants to knock over the remaining candles.

To set the room on fire and in the process

Engulfing me in the flames

Until the room and everything in it

has turned to ash

Leaving nothing behind.

The other half

Wants to beg the remaining lights

Not to go out and leave me alone in the dark

Never to be seen again.

I pick up a candle and blow out the flame

Just now realizing it is only I that I have to blame

For this dimly lit room.

I watch the flickering of light around me

And wonder how much longer I have

Until the darkness and I

Become one.

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