The light in the window

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Stories of candles left there to burn
Shining beacons to those cast adrift
Fathers and sons

The harbour light extinguishes
But the taper always shines
He's been gone now for a long time
Maybe he will never return


The faith in the candle is the strongest belief of all
Its not about religion or anything imagined to be true
Its more about hope
Its more about longing
Its all about the wish she has
 That his ship has not gone down

He floats adrift now
The cold has taken hold
Making a living
In the only way he knows how
The nets are freely dropped
The fish are snared with ease
But the ocean grabs her fancy
The briny smiles with glee

The light is in the window
Distorted by the glass
You can see it from way out far
Beyond the harbour wall


He's still alive and swimming
Despite the weight he carries
Saturated beyond what any man could carry
He knows that he can see it
A pin prick on the horizon
It dances as if beckoning him

He has succumbed
Exhaustion and exposure
The seas have claimed another prize
He sinks below the swell

They say that drownings peaceful
Once acceptance has come forward
A life extinguished within his soul
He'll be home now much much quicker

The candle burns
She lies awake
Sure that he'll be home
The kids abandoned by his death
Go to sleep
Amid sobbing for their father

When he gets home
He has not been found
Its only in the ether
The candle now but a pool of wax
The wick goes out
Its over

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