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A Voyage to Nowhere
I’ve sailed towards freedom
A lifetime it seems,
But only manage
To arrive in my dreams.
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
On my now sinking ship
Desperation and anguish
Washes over my face,
Am I wasting my time
Sailing 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.
A lifetime it seems,
But only manage
To arrive in my dreams.
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
On my now sinking ship
Desperation and anguish
Washes over my face,
Am I wasting my time
Sailing 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.
Published 24th Apr 2019
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29th Apr 2019 1:30am
I really like how this flows! At first I was a little jarred by the "sailing to this imaginary place" line, since it's longer than the rest in that stanza, but after a second read it stands out as more of an emphasis on the narrator's pain from their longing. The imagery I got while reading your poem was epic, too.
29th Apr 2019 2:07pm
Thank you for the read and taking time to comment, I was debating whether to change that line or not but it just wouldn't work without it. Thanks again for your kind words. FP
