Lighthouse

My entry for {item:530619}.

You appeared when I was at my most desperate
You beckoned to me from the rocky shore
Across the crashing waves, under the driving rain
I found my way to you through the storm

I felt welcomed in your warming comfort
I was sheltered in your soothing light
Wrapped in the safety of your towering strength
You made me a promise I could cling too

You would be my lighthouse at the edge of a troubled sea
I could chart my course by you and never fear
The power of your light would guide me
And I would never be lost again

You did as you promised
And I did as I was told
I worshipped at your feet
In return for a hand to hold

Now your tower's begun to crumble
And your light has slowly gone dim
My lighthouse has become my prison
And your comfort has grown cold

So I will leave the lighthouse behind me
Striking out on that turbulent sea
I will be my own guiding light
And I will chart a course of my own