Vigil
Light a candle for me...
All day, the wistful skies mirrored my mood, grey, darker by the hour, into the silvery black of night. I do not close the curtains. I never do. I stare out, and these seconds are the worst form of torture. In the City of Light, I seek illumination. Six-fifteen, across the boulevard, three windows up, and directly opposite, a candle is lit. This was her gift to me, sitting on the floor; it stands like a priest between us,...