Flicker

poem by: Siren Song
Written on Sep 02, 2016

A candle lit in dead of night
She watched the flame devour the wick
Until her mind consumed the light
And darkness cut her to the quick

 

Tags: anger, depressing, pain, dark,

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commented:
I'm impressed with the amount of meaning you have put together in such a brief poem.
Geoffrey Brewer commented:
Haunting image elegantly and sparingly worded.
Frank Hornby . commented on Aug 28, 2018 at 8:12pm
The imagery this little poem conjures up is lovely.......a flickering flame is mesmerising......

 

 

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