When your mother closes the book softly

And wishes you sweet dreams

Of nights where she never has to leave

And of stories that never end

When he steps on that titanic vessel

That swallows up other fools like him

It weaves through the sapphire seas

And joins the horizon far

When you join him the next time

Your family vanishes along with the shore

He beams, as if welcoming you home, but

A droplet only disappears in the ocean

When your guardian angel cannot remain true

A knight too kind to devote himself to only one

You embrace him, hiding your tears

And promise the only eternity he desires

When the sun sets on your final shift

Even the gulls are hushed

The tide bids the reef farwell

Before retreating to waters beyond the shore

When another partnership runs its course

When your vision comes to fruition at last

Another goodbye weighing you down

Another beginning so you may resurface

You must have lived a thousand of them

Stories that march towards their end

But as long as she does not drown with them

The maiden may prolong her final tale