Midnight Candlelight

Candle flickers on the windowsill

Streetlights hum, the city's still

I pull my sweater tighter, sit

Trying to catch the peace I missed

Snow's coming down in little waves

Painting rooftops in winter's haze

I hear a laugh from somewhere near

And it cuts right through the quiet fear

This year has been heavy, slow

But little things remind me, though

That even when my hands feel cold

There's warmth inside, a story untold

I can feel it in the air tonight

Every heart, every street, every light

No perfection, just a feeling

Something in me keeps on healing

Midnight candlelight, stay with me

Let the shadows fade into melody

I don't need a perfect holiday

Just this glow to guide my way

In the quiet, I can breathe

And for a moment, I believe

Carols playing low from a café

Someone drops a coin, I hear them say

"It's Christmas, even for the lost"

I sip my cocoa, count the cost

Every misstep, every fight

Every night I've lost to the night

Somehow brought me here, alive

And feeling like I can survive

Maybe the holiday isn't about glow

Maybe it's about what we know

About ourselves, about our scars

About holding onto who we are

Even if it's messy, even if it's small

Even if the year tried to take it all

Midnight candlelight, stay with me

Let the shadows fade into melody

I don't need a perfect holiday

Just this glow to guide my way

In the quiet, I can breathe

And for a moment, I believeCandle flickers low, night hums slow

I'll carry this warmth wherever I go