CANDLE
When the pain is at its worst,
keep your eyes fixed
on that small flame.
Its light is yours. It led you here,
and having brought you this far
it will give you strength.
Its soft brightness
is enough to banish ghosts
that make you fear your dreams.
Light the candle.
Know, when darkness comes
it will always be there
waiting to be lit.
*Written for a reading in aid of Amnesty International UK, to be read at the lighting of the symbolic candle