Underway

A sea of emerald majesty set forth before me 
A dark red sun creeps over the horizon 
The weapon of iron cools my hand in the brisk morning air 
I look out over my destiny 
A 3 months journey down into the deep 
The longing the suffering that awaits me in the coming hours 
My thoughts are only on her and her welfare 
How will she be when I gone 
Will she be safe 
Will she be true 
Will she be ok ... 
I open the hatch below me and I breathe in the stale air 
I look down in the dark and I descend into my temporary home 
I walk down the passage way led by the glow of the blood red dive lights 
careful not the trip over the knife edges 
She's already on my mind 
I already miss her I feel the walls around me closing in as the pressure equalizes 
All hatches sealed 
Watertight integrity intact 
Proceed with underway procedures 
I hear this over the 1mc 
It chills my bones 
I close my eyes and try to stay happy 
It's hard to but I manage 
Thoughts of her hurt but at the same time comfort this weary man
I feel the deck below my feet lurch forward
We're moving now 
Leaving all I know 
The steel around me makes an impressive coffin I think 
It also makes a depressing grave 
I shake off the thoughts of misery my mind is content with conjuring 
I remember the things I said before I left 
I love you ... 
I'll miss you ... Take care of yourself 
And the baby ..
I hear prepare to dive all hands prepare to dive 
Almost gone now 
And just like that the smooth transition from surface to below is betrayed by the various creaks and groans givin off by the strained metal 
My heart races 
But subsides 
The time has come again 
The time to wish 
To dream of being with her once more
This submariners voyage is underway again