Rx: For the one who needs to set a boundary

The Lighthouse Doesn’t Swim Out

The lighthouse does not dive in.

It does not swim to the ship

and pull it to shore.

It does not shrink its own light

to make the dark feel less offended.

It simply says:

here is where I end.

Here is where the water begins.

Here is the truth of where you are.

A boundary is not a wall.

It is a light that says

I will show you where I stand

so neither of us

has to drown.

Dosage: Read before a hard conversation. Repeat until “no” stops feeling like violence.
Refills: Unlimited. See you next Tuesday.

Prescribed by: Lexi Eller, LCSW-S · Ember & Lighthouse