Light Once gone, here again The lighthouse's light shines meaninglessly on the ocean waters An old man, his face ruddy in the moonlight With a grin as purposeless as the beam Turns the ray at the moors And almost brings out the shadows of my face I feel relieved when he finally turns the shaft of light away Here I'm not alone, for my spirit runs with me I don't have to get away from it all The strain. The pressure. All of it comes together with a crash The skies pour out their troubles to me As I sit there, drenching in their sorrows Sorrows as deep as love The love I lost, never to return again Pitter patter, pitter patter. CRASH, splat, BANG My resolve leaves me, and I sit there, cursing my distress I gradually realize the rain, glistening on my skin I tread back the well-beaten path The lone light shines on my retreating back Once gone, here again.