Pale light shines
on dingy walls,
Leaving shadows of something
that once was,
Silent,
Motionless,
Waiting,
Biding their time,
Hoping against hope,
To be set free
from pointless existence.
Candlelight dances
around them,
Taunting them,
Teasing them,
Knowing they can't counter.
Endless struggle of Light
against Darkness;
Light always winning
But Darkness always there.
Robert Dale Hetrick