Departure

Under mooncast shadows and shining stars
We do not sleep
Now before the heaving vastness of unbroken blue
I might find eternal sleep
And with these words, I surrender
And bid you farewell
In these tumbling waters unending
Our hardships end at last
And with these wails of lament
A mournful song for our suffering
The losses we endured for so long
In endless agonizing pain
And with these cries of grief
I’m overcome with regret
Unbearabl, overwhelming
Take m from this hopeless, barren place
And through this final departure
I leave this mortal shell
No longer in struggle, no further in doubt
An awakening to peaceful death
And with these final tears
My torment has ended
I embrace my final journey
Towards the stars
In the twilight despair is all around us
There is no peace
Under mooncast shadows and shining stars
We do not sleep
I long for this life to end here
One final release
Now before the heaving vastness of blue
I might find eternal sleep