As time passes by,
The glimmering flame of hope
I once held deep inside my soul
Slowly dwindles away
Its once vibrant shine
Extinguished into nothing
But irreverent ashes
Desperately pleading in my mind
For a lonely wish to finally
Be brought to life,
To strike that ever elusive ember
Into existence once again
Wrenching me from all-consuming melancholy,
Let this hollow spark of mine burn free
© 18 November 2020, by Haley Scully
