Is that the wrong description?
Outside that door,
taking shelter in the shadows,
is a freedom-fighter.
I haven't got this right.
Outside, waiting in the shadows
is a hostile militant.
Are words no more
than waving, wavering flags?
Outside your door,
watchful in the shadows,
is a guerrilla warrior.
God help me.
Outside, defying every shadow,
stands a martyr.
I saw his face.
The poet is clearly troubled and appeals to God for help. She, like the reader, is unable to make sense of the situation. This is a watershed in the poem and the mood changes here. The exclamatory ‘God help me’ is a like pivot, followed by a  caesura . Beyond this, the mood changes.
The Right Word