tallisman

Sea of dreams

Sea of dreams

 

Crashing of breakers against the rocks

As the waves roll in from the sea

Sitting alone in the shadow of the docks

He watches in quiet reverie

 

In the distance the haunting sound

Of a foghorn pierces the night

Like the agony of the souls of the drowned

Trying to get back to the light

 

He shivers lightly at that thought

Wonders where he goes from here

He’s in the path of lifes juggernaut

But frozen in its headlights of fear

 

He was broken by stress and ambition

From which he had eventually run

In his quest to improve his position

Like Icarus he flew to close to the sun

 

So when all that stress came to nought

In a way he couldn’t foresee

He found that now he’s literally caught

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

 

His old life is now just a place in the past

And as the seagulls cry in  a new day

He knows what he had can be surpassed

He just has to find his new way

 

His world, like the sea before him

Is full of opportunities to try

In the sea of dreams you learn to swim

In this world, your dreams can fly

 

He now knows it’s not about gaining things

Life should also be fun

He will fly again and spread his wings

But keep well away from the sun