Love Poem: The wishes of a child delivered by a birthday candle
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Written by: Keisha Ainsworth

The wishes of a child delivered by a birthday candle

The affection of my mother, 
a solemn silence of apathy and burning,

the affection that assisted my inevitable yearning,

yearning for fondness, empathy, passion and love,
a cemented wish from the fumes above,

the fumes which escaped from my annual candle, 
the vehemence too disconsolate for a young girl to handle,

the solemn silence remains a verifiable memory, 
embossed into my soul as if an accessory,

the annual candle, the wish aforementioned,
the yearning, the exigency for a mothers affection.