By Hawa Abdulrahman
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of living in and working at a lighthouse. Being there to shine a light guiding stragglers to safety. Being able to help someone in need of help. Because when I was a little girl I desperately wanted someone to come help me. And as time passed and no one came, I thought maybe someday I could be there to help someone else. And maybe that would make me feel better about no one coming to help me. And I saw how isolated lighthouses looked in the pictures, and I liked that. They reminded me of me, and I figured no one could hurt me there. I would be isolated and safe. And surely any stragglers that I guided to safety would be grateful, and kind, and would leave without causing any trouble. Now as a little girl I didn’t know shit about lighthouses, and I still don’t. I just knew that they always looked peaceful, and they still do.
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