Energy Saver

My heart is an energy saving bulb

which initiates as a small dim light,

radiating progressively hotter

until it's passionately burning bright.

But the transition is far too hasty

and the energy still seems to keep.

It still glows softly when I turn it off,

just enough to distract me from sleep.

I plan to replace my bulb with a candle
which can be blown out if feelings flicker

and my wax can melt into your soft skin

gaining and losing its light much quicker.

I hate how my light loiters and lingers

when the switch is servant to my fingers.