candle in the dark

 When everything seems dark 

 from inside you feel stark
 when your nightmares make you
 remember your traumatized past
 the feelings of guilt remorse sadness
 and regret settle like a stone on your chest
 you feel like you are inhaling
poisonous thoughts in your every breath
the world would be a terrible place
and all that you would have
at that moment is personal space.
At this moment
It is ok if we cry
as expressing our emotions
is what makes us human
but that does not mean that
we should give up on our dream to fly
Amidst all that dark
we have to choose our path
by believing  in ourselves
in our  dreams
in our qualities
in our goodness
inside of us we gotta search
for that spark
that represents our happy memories
that gives us hope
the spark that would help us ignite
a candle in the dark
the candle that emits the light of hope
that melts away the wax of  sadness
that gives us the warmth of faith
the candle that will  show us the light
encourage us to try
 promote us to rise
 help us to fly
as in this world
filled with events and moments
that is extremely tragic
overcoming such instances
and flying is the most powerful
deepest and true form of MAGIC

                                                                                                                          -SHAURYA AGARWAL