Passing Vessels
The window shows a smile in my reflection,
Feeling sad at the notion that after tonight it may fade.
But then I keep on smiling in deflection,
Prolonging the inevitable dip in my mood.
I want this miles-wide smile and these laughs to last,
Before they become parts of the past.
And I am told of the vessel that I had missed,
The event that I had not known would exist.
I knew that something would have happened tonight,
But then I forgot and did not ask much more.
Yet I still have not lost my devotion,
And this night still ended up being all right.
As long as I remember this,
One of the most mirthful of moments,
I know that we can make it happen again.
As long as I proclaim faithful farewells,
I promise that we will meet up again.
Wonderous stories of memories that give hope.
Surprised that the words are known by someone else.
Though I stray by water singing solo there is a rope,
That ties me to the friends with whom I have traveled.
And I know that back to them I will drift,
And not be carried away by a rift.
For when I saw the dead seagull on the shore,
I turned back to have a s'more,
Wondering if the bird's life was worthwhile.
I bade it farewell as the tide carried it away.
It was a vessel of what used to be alive,
And now the cold cannot harm its inner essence.
As long as I remember this,
One of the most memorable moments,
I know that the flame will be ignited again.
As long as I proclaim faithful farewells,
I promise that we will meet up again.