The light burns brighter as my resolve becomes stronger.
Emotion clings to me,
the weight of it tugs on my feelings one at a time,
my tears drip like the wax of a forgotten candle.
Loss is a heavy burden.
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polysyllabic profundities 
Indeed.
Love the image of emotions clinging and heavy.
Thank you very much.
Loss IS a heavy burden. ❤
It certainly is. Thank you for reading.
I love the strength of conviction conveyed in your first line. I almost wish this piece had been written upside down — starting with the observation about loss being a heavy burden, and ending with the strengthening resolve.
Thank you….and I love the upside down thought. It is a great idea.
Your title says this very well. I love the sensory imprint of loss that you express here.
Thank you very much.
Tears dripping like wax is a brilliant line.And loss is the biggest burden:(
Thank you. And is certainly is. 😦
It starts off with optimism but leaves us feeling despondent. 😦
Dealing with loss is like being on a roller coaster.
I like the personification of emotion in this poem.
Thank you very much.
The metaphor of tears and candle wax leaves the reader with a strong image and tone. I was a little confused by the line “the weight of it [emotion] tugs on my feelings” because emotions and feelings are the same thing.
Good point, thank you for that.
I just read it back to myself. I used emotion to embody all of the feelings we go through with a loss and the wax pulled on each of them individually, denial, grief, sadness…if that makes sense.
Loss truly is the greatest of burdens. I loved the image of a forgotten candle. Said so much with such a small space. Well done!
Thank you.
Loss is really the hardest of things to bear, is it not? I like the note of hope at the beginning. Some days are better than others in the grief process, and I feel like these lines reflect that.
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this. The only thing I would say is that I didn’t feel the title needed to be so obvious. Your words are super powerful in this. Great job.
Thank you.