Lost

There's a candle burning,
With a warm yellow flame,
The ash of a fire
And the black it became.

There's a soul that is lost,
A child that can't break out,
There's a silent whisper
But no-one heard the shout.

There's feelings and there's hurt,
The dreams that turned to fear.
But no-one got close and
No-one even got near.

Uncertain, insecure
Lonely, yearning to give,
Needing, searching, wanting
A reason just to live.