I used to be a lighthouse, standing sturdily Shining my light that others might see Guardian of your safe passage through life’s treacheries Until the day my light began to fail me. I struggled on illuminating hoping to shine through But ominous clouds amassed and grew Leaving me with the dimmest view How can I get through to you? There you stand in the midst of the storm Innocent substance this tempest has torn I try to reach you, to cry out, to warn I am broken, despairing, forlorn. Time now to take down my beacon, you see Not part of my nature, but setting me free The new role that I’ve chosen for me? To shine within and hope others will see.
I wrote this poem after I was betrayed by someone for whom I played Protector. It was a wakeup call. So naturally I wrote a poem about it !