Hit the road, Jack

Entry for The Writer's cramp

You were once, Jack, the light of my life
When my life was just growing wings
Your guise glaring, I alter my path
Mistaking you, for the pole star

Far above me, your torch blazed high
Ever so tempting, never wearing out
Took me so long, to know that your torch
Was fuelled by fools of my kind

Losing my dream, I strode the dark path
For ages, then found light within
I now see through that blinding shield
Path ahead is ever so clear now

You now stop by, want me back there
For your torch is all draining out?
I make mistakes, not the same twice
Hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more!