{"sf1_id":889031,"sf2_id":"GnDjR66e","title":"The Candle","author":"Talon-21","words":203,"posted_at":"2015-07-21T05:22:00.000Z","tags":["Family","Memorial","Poem","free-verse"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/889031-the-candle","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/GnDjR66e","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/95/cf/95cff1f2-39cb-4dba-bf9b-dd76599156dd","description":"#9 of Poetry\n\nTo commemorate my favorite uncle, who lost his battle with Hepatitis C and Liver Cancer on July 17, 2015.","content":"I wanted to light a candle for you,\n\nA simple gesture,\n\nThat's for sure.\n\nThe flame warm and soothing,\n\nLike your presence on a rainy day.\n\nI wanted to play a song for you,\n\nTo show you some things\n\nThat I know.\n\nTo reciprocate what you had given,\n\nAnd all of the lessons that you taught.\n\nFor me, you were that candle,\n\nShining and burning hot\n\nIn the coldest snow.\n\nTeaching me this or that,\n\nHelping to illuminate ideas in the dark.\n\nI always had questions,\n\nMore puzzles to solve.\n\nYou always had answers, solutions;\n\nPieces and parts.\n\nExcept for that motherboard,\n\nThree caps blown and out.\n\nI wanted to give you another hug,\n\nTo show you that I cared.\n\nTo tell you I loved you,\n\nAnd to me,\n\nHow well you had fared.\n\nI was hoping I would make it home,\n\nTo see you one last time.\n\nTo show you what I learned,\n\nAnd how it had made me grow.\n\nI wanted to see you,\n\nOne last time.\n\nTo give you that hug,\n\nTo play you that song.\n\nTo say goodbye.\n\nI didn't get to see you,\n\nNo hug came,\n\nNo song played.\n\nBut here is a candle,\n\nIt burns for you...\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/820038-the-prisoner.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/976366-transgressions.json"}}