All I have are these words

Photo by James Deagle.

All I have are these words,
pale contrition from one
who let the flame die out on his watch.

All I have are these words,
little flickers of hope,
hoping for
an ear to believe them,
a mind to understand them,
a heart to envelope them.

All I have are these words,
and all I can do is
hope against hope
that somehow they will

suffice.