Hope is Alive

My failures are stains on the window panes of my mind
I feel the pain like every grain in the sands of time    
Floating in a circular moat of despair    
What is this place my heart has found    
I can’t seem to get on solid ground    
I look for answers as I search my soul    
Peace is so elusive      
The breath of death is on my neck    
As I look for an escape    
Everything goes dark and quiet    
The mood changes with a calm breeze  
The scratch of a match  
A candle is lit        
The flame dances  
I wake from a dream
As my eyes are opened   
Hope is alive