Star sailing
A vessel shaped
From lucid dreams
And moonlight strands
Destination: anywhere
Next stop: eternity.

The cupboard door
The second star to the right
The rabbit hole
We long to see
What lays beyond

Ravenous wanderlust
Developing perception
Craving sights unseen
Brave the unexplored
Seeking
New warning signs
To defy

When cornered
The simple
      Flee and perish
The weak
      Surrender
The bold
      Waylay

Victorious
Yet ruined
Stranded in
A place
Forlorn

Far from home
Entranced
Estranged
Where cultures
Clash

Ghosts of regret
Still calling
From scarring tracks
Past mistakes
Long since
Washed away
In rivulets
Of sorrow

Breath catches
Pulse quickens
Eyes widen
Revering
A vista
Inspiring
Wonder

Step beyond
Pierce the veil
Clarity
Serenity
Lucidity
Awaits

Virgin pages
Awaiting inspiration
In the very beginning
Let there be light

Don't wear your past
Like a stigma
That defines you
Carry it
Like a map
To remember
Where you came from

Knowing
Only fools and dreamers
Wish upon the stars
Tying fate
To fickle lights
I wonder
Which of these
Am I

Tragic are they
Who are so afraid
To self-express
They instead
Erase themselves
Without a trace
Forgetting
Who they are

Even
An eternity of love
Starts
With a
      Smile
And a
      Click

Shutting down
Strange reflections
Occupy
My overheated mind

Heatwaves
Freeze
Life

Seek
The quaint
Amidst
The mundane

There's no need
To fear the dark
The biggest lies
Bask in the light
Of their devoted
Hidden
In plain sight

Endless fields
Adrift
Disconnected beacons
Moving solitary
Locked on faded echoes
Of forgotten self
Shouting questions
Unwilling to listen
To anything
But answers they seek

Roughly a hundred days of battle
To end fifty months of war
At 39 million deaths
We payed with 2 million more
The cost of ending fear
Flooded the trenches
With blood and tears

Allow yourself
Lazy days
Obligation
Will still be there
Tomorrow