Don’t Put Me Out
Don’t Put Me Out
Don’t put me out, don’t extinguish my flame
It burns bright and hot like a raging inferno
Seemingly causing chaos wherever it goes
Sometimes, though, it burns calm and gentle like a lighthouse beacon
And it never fails to lead me back to me
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Your verse is lovely, Shannon, a beacon to bring you back to your Self. I love lighthouses. When I lived in the Pacific Northwest we would drive all around to visit the lighthouses and picnic. Your post brought back some good memories for me. I enjoyed it very much.
Happy to oblige. Good memories are always precious. 🙂
Nicely penned Shannon and poignant in that we all must return to ourselves: the reality, the truth and with acceptance, peace. Enjoyed.
Nice work for you first piece here at The Creative Exiles, Shannon. I like how you compare your inner flame to a lighthouse beacon. Great job in so few words.
Thank you, John. Lighthouses are there to bring a ship home safely. Why shouldn’t our inner flame bring us back safely? Although, I’ll admit that I kinda surprised myself with that one. LOL
Great comparison. We all need that beacon to keep us grounded and bring that flame back to where it belongs. Nice work.
Thanks, Paul. That beacon is always a good thing indeed.