Beneath The Burning Candle! Poem by The Ashraf Sheikh

Caught in between the multitude of troubles
Flickering along with the treacherous passer by
To whom restrictions were unknown
Like a vicious beast, granted freedom from leash
Under such circumstances,
Before the afflicting aftermath,
When death and defiance reigned,
Upon the bosom of this earth,
The withered flame was ignited,
And under a haste of burning desire,
Its own flame swallowed the mourning candle.
With a plaintive song to sing at its disposal,
When humans transformed,
Transformed from humans to mere beings,
Little diversions, little frustrations,
Little ignorance, little motivations.
Was all that needed to govern,
Giving way to the varsity of delusions,
That the sinister candle began to burn,
Exhibiting its grievances with the flame
And reaching out to the furthest corner of space
By and by the light produced was out casted
From its self, for it could not witness.
The fact of attachment with the divinity
Enlightening all that came across its way
However, depriving its very base from placidity.
The light of the candle was veiled.
Amongst the longing desires to free oneself
And beneath the burning candle
A mild darkness prevailed…!