The Guiding Light

there was a time
though not so long from now
when i had been lost
in a sea of confusion, a forest of lies

my curiosity and doubt
blinded my vision
and blurred my way of thinking
so that i felt helpless, alone

when suddenly it seemed,
amid the dark and the dull,
a light appeared,
bringing hope

i followed that light,
that glimmering spark of energy
of life
as we together escaped despare

it outshone all the evil
and denounced all the bad
so that we were safe with each other,
so that we could find our way

eventually, we had come to an impass
the threatening trees of the forest diminished
and the waves of the treacherous sea calmed
as we stepped out, on safe ground

but suddenly, my light was gone
its presence no longer was there
and i was left to find my way
alone....

even now the whisper of that light still shines
and at times seems to flirt with reality -
forcing me to rethink and wish
of another time, another chance to be saved.....