Tonight, as I watch the tv in my room,

I struggle to fight back the tears

that keep welling up in my eyes

I swallow my sobs, holding them in my heart

pretending to be strong,

when I really want to break down

right here right now

Outside the wind is blowing

and the rain falls to the ground

like the sky is crying too.

Thunder and lightning rip the sky

ripping into my heart

my tears,

so carefully concealed

begin to fall as I stare at the tv

and clutch my teddy bear

and the melody to 'Imagine' echoes in my brain

I look away to light the candle in my window

trying to shed a little light

into the night

and rid the world of darkness

The rain has stopped, and I look back to the tv

the flame ingrained in my memory

and there I see so many people like me

and their candles too

so many shining bright

faces bathed in the flickering light

and any doubts I had about banishing darkness

are laid to rest

how can we do anything less?