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Trick Candles
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In The Long Shadow of Loss
Trick Candles
when you first appeared in my life
never saw this moment
when the early years passed by
never saw this moment
then seemed so long so short
trick candles
the way you soft-cautiously entered our lives
trick candles
in small steps where it felt a million was fine
trick candles
coming by to see our mutual friend
always came back, though you'd get scared and hide
trick candles
on the front stoop creeping closer to my side
trick candles
on a stretching late summer afternoon
from the time we're born the wic's are already burning away
you can't put them out, but you might accelerate the end
no matter how hard you try We're trick candles
amidst the laughing and struggles it's suddenly over
in the moments it seemed we stopped time
never got the feeling that We're trick candles
when you first appeared in my life
never saw this moment
when the middle years passed by
never saw this moment
then seemed so long so short
trick candles
the way you stayed with us when that friend had to go
trick candles
the moment told us, but we could never know
trick candles
coming out for bright mornings and all sorts of ev'nings
chasing garden butterflies and watching us play ball
trick candles
passing seasons where evergreen sounds of contentment grow
trick candles
the fear was getting covered by a dry towel in the doorway
from the time we're born the wic's are already burning away
you can't put them out, but you might accelerate the end
no matter how hard you try We're trick candles
amidst the laughing and struggles it's suddenly over
in the moments it seemed we stopped time
never got the feeling that We're trick candles
when you first appeared in my life
never saw this moment
when the later years passed by
barely thought of this moment
till not long ago
trick candles
the way you sat with me by the curb late at night
trick candles
comfort me when there were so many things on my mind
trick candles
i'd never see that one night wouldn't relight....
and when you became sick
i tried to do everything i could
think i failed and i tried again
but the trick candle were these things inbetween
you, relaxing in my lap
sleeping in my arms, lounging near by when friends came to play cards
and us playing like little kids
still exploring the world, endless layer cake that to us it is
and finally,...
your first time to the beach
just yesterday
peacefully resting
peacefully resting
as i watch you lay in a box
imperfectly still
a wishing seed falls on your softness
just put on wings and came back down again
what a funny thought
hands, feet, and wings
are you out there in gardens chasing yourself?
is it like trick candles..?..
