Letter to the editor
The following poem offers a hope-filled perspective on mental health as we prepare to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The poem has been accepted into the Spotlight on Mental Health Art Showcase in Waterloo, ON.
Pilot Light
inside the cage of my ribs is a tiny flicker
of something small
that intends to be bigger
a soft yellow glow
dims, but does not snuff out roars and stumbles
feeds and is fed
trapped in its cage,
the only home it knows happy to be
held
by the bones
I think it to death
I sense it to murmur
a subtle pop of smoke a wafting of fear
then my eyes watch a snowflake
fall
glitter at the concert millions of mirrors
my favourite song blares
the snow flurries, buries melts,
revealing something else
every single living thing ends
my song fading
out
the snowflake watches me, now
reignite
the same, but different, tiny flicker
of light
Emma Flemington, Fairmont Hot Springs
