The Other Shore

Oh, I tried my best

To leave behind those worries

Before leaving the other shore.

But as I sail these doldrums,

The jarring silence has awakened

Those worries I thought were left behind.

Colour and mayhem I chose,

With little thought,

To drown my waking moments.

But carried my own

Dark and gloomy thundercloud

To drench me in my sorrow.

Oh, I tried my best

To forget all those faces

Before leaving the other shore.

But after weeks of loneliness,

I can't sleep without reliving

The ghosts of how they were.

Wish this new night will end,

With a soft breeze that picks up

And rages till the heavens upend.

How I wish this boat of mine

Never sees the other shore.

How far am I from there,

How far am I from home?

Oh, I tried my best

To leave it all behind

Before departing for this other shore.

But as these seas get rough,

And lightning strikes,

I can't see this voyage through

Without longing for that other shore.

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