i try to be brave and shining a lighthouse for others to see to shine light through lifes’ fog from darkness that hides hope from view a lighthouse for others to see that beacon of light in the dark from darkness that hides hope from view for those bobbing lost in confusion that beacon of light in the dark that shines on the water of doubt for those bobbing lost in confusion fighting loss feelings forlorn that shines on the water of doubt shimmering incandescently fighting loss feelings forlorn piercing the veil of despair shimmering incandescently with a rainbows hope and rapture piercing the veil of despair for one drowning in turmoil-a rope with a rainbows hope and rapture a road to dreams unrealized for one drowning in turmoil-a rope of a future there to be grasped a road to dreams unrealized a new chapter to be written of a future there to be grasped of what is meant to be a new chapter to be written a new road to be journeyed of what is meant to be but who’s there to lead me home a new road to be journeyed to a destination unknown but who’s there to lead me home when that beacon is fiercely needed to a destination unknown i try to be brave and shining when that beacon is fiercely needed to shine light through lifes’ fog… as seen in The Sunflower Poetry Review 2023