Photo by Christopher Casson, Photographer of the Month
Each of us is a lamp
with a candle burning inside
how we nurture
that warm light inside
keeping it going
or letting it die
is the lighthouse
guiding the ship of our life
We all started with a little light
the moment we landed on this earth
with our naked cry
our little body was warmed by our
mother and father,
aunts and uncles,
grandma and grandpa,
the love we receive is the oil of our candle
it ignites the beautiful little fire to
dance inside of our lamp
the lamp says
it is ok
receive love
play and laugh
experiment with life
you will grow to be
big and strong
One day our parents woke up
surprised to find teenagers in the house
where our hormones and self-pride
pushing our fire to be
a cool Gangnam style dancer
the lamp says
it is ok
the light will survive
that violent happy shake
One day the word cancer landed
outside of the lamp
broke the glass
shaking our earth
and tried to kill the fire
now you are really in for the fight of your life
it will be hard
it will be a struggle,
the lamp says
it is ok
the fire will come back
