A candle burning
inside me
Throwing shadows
around me
The laughter,
the pain
What do I gain?
The knowledge
I seek
In this era
of mystique
The pink
hues
The pretty
blues
The devil’s
red
I will not
be misled
The angel’s
white
Will show
me light
I am not a
lie
Nor am I a
truth
I am not a
beauty
Nor am I a
beast
I am not
real
Nor am I fake
Yet beautiful,
in my own wake
