Once I had a dream....
That you and I like Sinbad the Sailor,
Would go on a voyage around the world for more than 80 days..
We would build a small vessel with our imagination,
Name it the 'Voyager'
Unfurl our flag over the mast and sail beyond the faraway lands.
We would travel to the Valley of Kings,
Get lost in the dark catacombs
Translate hieroglyphics to find our way back
Leave the chasing mummies behind.
We would cross the Cape of Good Hope,
Mount atop Kilimanjaro,
Fight some lions and some mythical beasts
And perhaps discover some Treasure Island.
We would befriend the Ancient Mariner
Who would guide us beyond the western stars
Survive few storms and doldrums
But never forget to strive and seek our Neverland.
We had thus painted our vessel with vivid fantasy
But had forgotten to weigh the strength of it
Meanwhile doubts ate through it like ravaging termites
Making it too weak and shallow to make a journey.
The anchor lost its way in the tumultuous ocean,
And we hit the Rocky Isles before the sojourn could even begin
All that remained of our dear vessel
Were some shattered pieces of wood lying pathetically around.
So we both took to our separate ways
You left on a jetplane, while I took the road
We never looked back to bid goodbye
You took south, while I took north.
And the scattered dreams - the only surviving exhibits
were tucked away in the cobwebbed corner
of some old, broken, shut down museum.
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