The Lighthouse

A life paused, drained and broken
Omitted truth, and never spoken
False, half hearted token
Echo constant lies

Drowning in a sea of shame
Eager to accept the blame
Anger bursts from me untamed
Transforming me past caring

Lost memories I can never tell
Secrets sealed in fiery hell
Fragments of my soul to sell
My dreams forever distant

A reason for compelled disgrace
Believer of all things misplaced
A broken heart my finger traced
And lost to time forever

A hand outreached in desperate fear
Pleading, hoping faith can hear
The hardest step is truly dear
It’s just the cost of pride

A lighthouse beams in strong defiance
Shining strength of pure reliance
An angel calls in true alliance
Resuscitates my spirit

Support that takes away the strain
Of cruel intrusion of my brain
seeks to gently ease my pain
And comfort found within

Through the fog I start to feel
And learn to break the devil’s wheel
Extinguish bright corrupted reels
And cut the hold that bound me

And sure of heart I realise
The frightened child that nightly cries
Reflected back in my own eyes
And tell him that he’s blameless

With understanding of my mind
The past rewritten, altered kind
And all the answers now I find
Were not what I believed in

So now whatever future holds
Im more inclined to be so bold
And likely to just break the mould
I wouldn’t bet against it

For all that helped me find my way
A debt my actions will repay
My humble thanks to you I say
And know your kindness saved me