Heart is Spent

Advice to someone else, or myself.

I will be your ally, kid,

but I won't be your slave.

I will give a flash of light,

but you must explore the cave.

I don't know if you should,

or if it's a waste of time,

but I do know that I would

if that cave was mine.

I'm here when you return;

you can tell me how it went,

but I don't want to hear about it,

unless your heart is spent.