Leaving, Searching, Hoping

Ahead of us lies the unknown The flatline horizon betrays The beating heart of the ocean Each beat causing a swell Each swell causing us to sway Out in the open, enclosed in the womb Umbilically linked to our mother Daily we reminisce of the island we left behind The families that will live without us The paths we will never walk again We try to keep our thoughts on new paths On stepping in the footprints of our ancestors But darkness falls and fear reigns over us Shrouding hope in a veil of obscurity Will we fall into non-existence Will we wish our existence to end Damnable transient emotions Ever dispelling our confidence In the gloom hangs a twinkle of hope Our hearts mirrored by the sky Opening and showing us the way A timeless voyage into our island universe