CANDLES

I light a candle on my sill today
In the name of a friend passed away
My life a little darker now
My knees bend, my head I bow
As I struggle to answer why
My friend would choose to die

A story finished way too soon
Death brings shadow to sun and moon
Tears will flow down the side of my face
‘cause in my heart an empty place
So I light a candle, beat back the night
End the dark, erase the fright

Oh my God, to you I pray
As I light a candle on this day
My window sill is filled you see
With too many candles, so no more please
May this be the last time God, I sigh
That my heart breaks and tears I cry
To all who suffer, when it seems bleak
You must go through the valley to find the peak
I beg you now, please hold on
Remember every night turns back to dawn

A candle simply cant replace
A life, a touch, a soul, a face
Please seek help, reach out, I cry
Call on me, I will listen I will try
don’t take your life, please don’t kill
don’t be reduced to a candle on a sill