The Journey

Do I know where to go, where to flow?
The current moves so fast and I am lost again
Are you my friend?
Show me, love me, help me, know me
My journey through the dark
Pink sunset beaches
Red paths beneath the haze
The crashing surf of destiny
That’s where you’ll find me
My ship sets sail and waits for no one
The salt spray pushes the sails
And I’m off on the crest
Pointing towards opportunity
Flash green dolphins leap nearby
To cheer me on, they are friends
And the tears fall like so many diamonds in the ocean
Flickering and flashing in my underwater world
Where the air turns silvery and strange,
Dividing the two seas
The ship sails on above, on due course but I’m among the dolphins now and they share with me their secrets.
Flipping and turning in the deep emerald waves, the seaweed pillars betray a submarine palace with purple and orange jewels pulsing and feeding.
This world fascinates, yet above I see the white foamy trail of the boat
It’s leaving me, I must catch up
And breach the silvery divide
Airborne again, dripping and trumpeting
The journey continues towards a shore as yet unknown
I feel comforted by the enchanted sea and my friends of the deep
I fly now with the birds, soaring and flapping, diving from the highest mast to watery ripples, skimming a wingtip and watching the bubbles appear
This is freedom in a sense, yet I am bound to the ship and it’s destination
I must not lose sight of the ship
Even with shores as yet unseen
But I imagine that those shores will be pink and red in the sunset upon arrival
Waiting for me at long last to disembark and feel the wet sand again in my feet.
I will have returned.