Dragged away
From tranquil ignorance
Into the great spanning ocean
Of triumph and sorrow

I embarked young
For the stern waters of old
And streamed into the unknown
Swerving the entire way

Certainty crumbles
With each hour I trudge along
As surrounding beauty diminishes
Behind each rugged mile claimed

Bright forgotten hues
Decay in each newly conquered hillside
The quest abates
And the watchful sun pulls away
In a cold exodus, unforeseen

The trees are uprooted
All brush and grass is torn up
Leaving the earth to diminish in solitude
In a somber yet blissful parting

All I can do
Is unravel into the blank abyss
Given to the hollow void
With tender, caution and care