red light.

Random and sad, but there's this communication tower about 2 miles from my house with a red flashing light atop it.
I live across the street from my old neighborhood.
I remember looking at that light form my bedroom window as a child/teenager and seeing it as a sort of beacon of hope. Like if I could somehow sneak out in the middle of the night through a window and run to the tower, I'd be safe forever.
I never made it there.
But I made it here. And I still can see it flashing red when I go out for a smoke at night. But now I'm safe.