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Staying alight

The flame of my candle flickers

Growing weaker

Losing light

A pool of molten wax

Surrounds the wick

Still glowing, bright

My candle, my companion

As I sit, and gaze

and write

Which one of us

Has energy

To stay alight, and fight?

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