Candles

At one end
Fear,
Anticipation,
anxiousness,
All grip her hard.

The other,
Shock,
surprise,
guilt,
Flow through him.

In the distance between
there is....

Silence.

She tries to call over to him.
A small strike of hope lights a candle
but is blown out
with the wind of silence.

She watches,
as the smoke wafts up
and disappears into the sky.
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