Candle

I’d like to be able to claim
That none can hold a candle
To your brilliance
But the truth is
They are but mere candles
Before you

Their light
Only blinding
Against darkness
Only blinding
In your absence

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This poem is from the book, ‘A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken’.

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