A flickering flame lights the night <br />Illuminating dim lit sky <br />Will you speak or will you hide? <br />Speak to me, sweet Adelaide. <br /> <br />Winter’s chill and ashen clouds <br />Paints a picture for me now <br />whether you burn bright or should you puff out <br />like a candle in the wind <br /> <br />What should I fear, what should I believe? <br />Does the leviathan truly have a reprieve? <br />Or does me he wishes to deceive <br />over and over again <br /> <br />All the words left unspoken <br />Should you venture more than your token <br />Become another promise yet to be broken <br />Then, what will become of you? <br /> <br />When the pains of your heart burn deep inside you <br />Pull you left and right and try to confuse you <br />I wonder, what will you do then? <br /> <br />Do not fret, I will not leave <br />It’s a promise I made and intend to keep <br />By your side is where I’ll be <br />Until you no longer need me <br /> <br />I’ll stay with you and be your guide <br />I’ll help you through the toughest times <br />But you’ll no longer deceive these ears or eyes <br />For the words you speak, are like winter embers in July.<br /><br />Kristen Brown<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/heartsongs-of-a-bluejay/
