The Lighthouse
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I thought I was a lighthouse
Sending out my beam to warn a boat to flee
To be wary of the rocks that
destroyed
ships
the rocks that would be washed with the waves of my tears
shed from the guilt of my supposed sin
over and over the waves roll
grinding down the rocks
that would suddenly
again
be
sharp
i thought the boat saw
i thought it understood
it could still love the lighthouse
just
avoid
the
rocks
I shone
and
I shone
and the boat courted the lighthouse
skirting around the
rocks
teasing and caressing the waves
when suddenly the boat
turned from the sea
and leapt
straight
onto
the rocks
the lighthouse trembled
the beam flickered
what had i done wrong
how had i failed again
the lighthouse threatened to collapse
too much weight to bear
when through the waves
rolling down my cheeks
i realized he was the lighthouse
all along
and the rocks
the rocks
were never
me