light bulb

i got this light bulb.
it was amazing,
bright and brilliant.
i'd turn it on
and it'd shine, no doubts.
i knew that light bulb
was the best there was.
i could always rely on it.
in the darkest of times
that bulb would beam still.
it helped me through times
that seemed no light
would ever come to me.
i loved that bulb
because it always shone.
not now.
i have tried so, so hard
to turn it on;
but no light ever came.
for days, i was in darkness
trying repetetively
to make it again shine.
sometimes it would flicker,
giving me false hope,
and die out again.
now its gone
i can no longer see.
its location, unknown.
maybe it will turn on again
but can i ever trust it
to work like i once had?
to be there for me
when i'm in total darkness?
i have no clue;
this light bulb confuses me.
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~the em~