Why remain
In this tiresome hold
Where sorrow spills
In its unwavering refrain

Where gilded roads
Defer away
For a ghostly plunder
The unknown, the uncertain

Bid farewell
To your withered days
To the daybreak’s lash
That erodes and defames

Take to the night
With a flare of courage
The unyielding glow
Of droves before

Stay true to your steps
And the skyline’s promise
Steaming ahead
For what may
And may not

For what reason
Do I choose to remain?