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Matches
May 22, 2024
The match that struck the box
Is now out of matches
The wall is full of running clocks
But no fear there are more batches
A burning candle has stages
It is struck by a match
The flame is a blaze
The wax is attached
Then the wax starts to drip
Off the candle into the bowl
It melts as the time gets a grip
Don't fall into the hole
It is only when
The candle starts to empty
You start to realize
Maybe I need another match
The flame isn’t burning
The fire has burnt out
As time comes to an end
We know we took the fire for granted
© Anonymous
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People tend to take the time they have for granted and don’t realize they don’t have a lot until they actually don’t have time left. In this poem, the candle represents time and when the poem is talking about how when the candle is almost empty, a realization that you need another match occurs. Similarly, when you realize that time is limited and you should not waste it, you realize that there are so many more things you could’ve done and not have taken that time for granted. The time we have in our life is short just like how a candle doesn’t burn for a very long time. The flame in this poem represents a human's life and when the flame burns out, so does the human.