Bullets

Didn’t see, didn’t realize
When the flame died
Of the candle you held, so brave

While you ran out for help
The distance increased
So the dim light felt safe for me

The songs of the forest
A silence, divine
Pray and sing ‘til it lights the flame

Words, they strike every vessel
Humans and saints
Turns us all into enemies

To turn down and away
Forgive and forget
Overlook the uncertainty