Lightswitch

She was always off and on

like a little girl

playing with a lightswitch

I don’t think my eyes ever adjusted

and now it seems her bulb burnt out.

She left the room, her hand hung back

to catch the switch on the way out

she left me, a ship out to sea

wondering what happened

to the lighthouse

She pulled the clouds

like a shade ‘cross the sun

then ripped them away

just when I looked up

to see where it had gone

She coaxed the moon

into hiding her face

at the right wrong time

when I needed a friend, just

when I thought my ship was coming in

Though I miss her light

I’m not sitting alone in the dark

I still have the stars

to keep me company

Though I miss her light

I won’t lose my way

I still have Polaris

to get me through the night

I’ll steer by the stars

to get me through the night