photo found on Flickr.
What is it about the light of a candle…
that makes your eyes flicker in the night?
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What is it about the light of a candle…
that rhythmically attunes rhythmic heartbeat?
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What is it about the light of a candle…
that keeps this lonesome feeling at bay?
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What is it about the light of a candle…
that warms your skin as desire heightens?
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What is it about the light of a candle…
that proves I need you, ever, more?
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What is it about the light of a candle…
that elicits rest, here, tonight…
in the silence of twilight?