The flames of the candle reminds me
how it burnt to not let me perish
But showed me the path to freedom
When all that was not meant to be
was tearing me apart.
The flames reminded me how the fire
inside me was much more than the fire outside
And that I should not play victim
But stand for myself and deal
Come out victorious and reclaim my power.
--© Priyalakshmi Gogoi, Guwahati.