Matchstick
I am a little matchstick
Small yet defiant…
Calm with a fire deep within
All it takes is one stroke to set me alight.
Light a lamp, I can
To drive darkness away
Or bring everything down
Turn things into ashes.
You may carry me in your pocket
And forget my presence…
But with every spark…every flash…
I shall storm back into your mind.
Never belittle me as I shall
Leave a trail even as I burn…
Never hold me too close,
For it may leave you with a scar.
Value me you may not,
Because I am negligible,
But when you stumble in the dark…
Think of me, sure you will.
I am a little matchstick,
Small yet defiant…
I shall continue to burn
Ceaselessly…
