"... but hold it <em>like </em>a candle flame..."
The main idea of the poem is up to whoever, as poems are very subjective, however what I understand, the poem is about a forbidden love.
Answer:
Down on his luck
Explanation:
The speaker feels discontent with his life, with his current state of being and past choices that made of his fate curse. He suffers because he believes his prayers are not answered by the heaven above. He is miserable, but then the sonnet finishes with a hopeful message.
