That red flickering light

Its all past, gone and forgotten,
some lost memories of days that were rotten,
when I think, there is just a misty sight,
but yet can't forget that red flickering light,

I was too small to understand, probably 11 yrs old,
those were the days when I did whatever my uncle told,
it was too late when I realized I was sold,
in that noisy silence all I could hear were my cries,
can't remember much, but that red flickering light,

time passed men came and went,
I was an object, sometimes bought or given as a present,
may be I was not human enough to fight my destiny,
loss of my parents, betrayals, life itself took all my strength,
I gave up the fight but yet can't forget that red flickering light,

that light has gone from my sight,
in a hospital, on a bed fighting for my life,
rather waiting for death, because
without an immune system, my death any disease can decide,

but that light still flickers in my heart,
as there are many others, who will die on this path,
but I pray to God to give me few more days of life,
so that I can do my part to stop forever
that red flickering light.