Departure

Who are these children of the twilight?

Will there be a worthy craft -

among all these vessels bearing curses as their cargo -

that will carry them truly through this approaching night?

We might say that

trust comes easily to those who hold no aspiration,

who hold no hopes.

But perhaps they tell us,

“Cast off. Focus not on what is lost.

“We are sailing somewhere new.

“Perhaps it will be the place where friendship rules,

“and false oaths and false garments fall away unneeded.”