do each of you have one? if so, do you care to share? it's like this entire system is similar to a lighthouse. i am at the beacon, with the largest and most complete view. the others are in different levels of the lighthouse and are keeper of the various windows. their views are limited to only that which they can see from their windows. when a storm comes, the lighthouse is reconstructed. windows are changed and placed differently. my goal in therapy is for everyone to come up to the beacon with me and share the entire view...

MY LIGHTHOUSE

Come with me, if you will, and tour the lighthouse in my mind.
A testament of solace, escape and safety there we'll find.
The lantern atop shines bright where the darkest of darkness falls.
She draws the lost and weathered alike. They rest within her halls.

This unique structure, forged from necessity so many years ago,
Now shines her light and reflects with it many images of lost souls.
These victims of circumstance came to her battered and storm-worn
She gave them shelter and respite; safety to mend that which was torn.

These children of fate found comfort from which they wanted not to depart.
The lighthouse was created to bring the lost safety within its heart.
Soon then its interior was restructured to accomodate it's broken guests.
Walls were erected to form rooms offering places to hide, play or rest.

Each occupant has its own view to watch for the return of the storm.
The rage that brought them there; the one that caused them such harm.
They hide in their rooms, seeing only the views from their safe portals.
Time to time, they visit with each other deep within the interior halls.

Some never plan to leave the comfort and safety they have found.
They fear the outside world, where never again they plan to bound.
Others carefully plan a venture in the world they still long to know.
They sneak out at the perfect time, their seeds they need to sow.

Despite their journeys on cruel seas that brought them to this place,
They lived to tell their stories of the terrors they could not face.
So, as you walk with me and enter into this lighthouse so rare.
Know that the fragile live within. Please handle them with care.