Cotton braided wicks
would never know,
where they will be
lit to drive darkness...
Few who care,
polish the lamp
refill the oil
trigger the wicks
to savor the light.
Rest who don't,
never realize
the plight of
burnt wicks.
Wicks,
cherished or
left to perish,
exist just
for the sake of
burning...
-Aruna Subramanian
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