A Voyage To Nowhere

A lifetime it seems 
I’ve sailed towards freedom
But only in my dreams
Does it ever really come.

Stranded in this place 
Like a ship on a reef
Held fast in the embrace
Of heartache and grief.

Unable to pull free
From its iron tight grip
Trapped in the misery
Of my now sinking ship

Desperation and anguish
Washes over my face 
My hope starts to languish
On my voyage to this Imaginary place.

I’m a mariner who’s out of sort
Traversing this turbulent sea
Searching for the nearest port
Where I can finally be free.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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