300 steps,
vertical to a magnificent light
a DNA-like staircase where the banister is gripped,
all composes a structure that has guided countless ships in the night.

The top is sad,
a reminder that providing safety is a lonely endeavor.
We’re all fatherless children with a single-mother lighthouse serving as our shelter.

The keeper
but a boy without the sense to lock up,
leaves the sanctuary open to a thrill seeker,
who shuts out the light and makes sure this sailor never wakes up.