Like a Lighthouse

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
An ephemeral thought
Like a lighthouse
Its lens exposes a brutal truth for a single breath
Jagged rocks to cast oneself upon
And then it's gone
before your mind can grasp the ungraspable

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
A comforting thought
Like a lighthouse
Promising harbor from a sea too turbulent to bear
A placid shore to muffle the cacophony
And there it is
Etched into your mind, flavoring each wave

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
A hypnotic thought
Like a lighthouse
A predictable rhythm, soothing you to sleep
Unmoored and unbound, weary grips start to loosen
And then it goes
Hands slip from the helm and saltwater greets you

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
A jarring thought
Like a lighthouse
It's thunderous horn screams "Danger is near"
The brine turns to poison inside your stomach
And then it leaves
Life reenters as you heave upon the deck

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
A blazing thought
Like a lighthouse
Its lens exposes a brutal truth for a single breath
Jagged rocks to cast oneself upon
And yet it stays
As the mind begins to grasp the ungraspable

Maybe what comes next isn't as hard as what came before
A fortifying thought
Like a lighthouse
Within its purpose, in time it guides the way out
To a sea worth sailing
And off you go
Bursting with light, you venture forth

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