Flicker in the Dark

Sometimes
When the world is full of darkness
There is a flicker -
A flame.
A flame that could turn into a fire -
In to a blaze -
Into a light.

A firelight that could burn all.
That could eat away the darkness.
That could light the world with flame,
And once gone
Could bathe it in light again.
Could bring it happiness.
You are that flicker,
That flame -
That possibility -
That chance -
That hope -
And you could catch alight,
And eat away my darkness.

Or you might not.
You could be that flame
For me to see.
To give me hope in my darkness,
To hold me through times of trouble,
To guide me through the sea of black,
Until I might find the light myself.