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Onward My Soul

Onward my soul amid the violence and silence I have seen where sadness sleeps with broken dreams and the ocean is a keeper collecting the toll I am wandering lost within Poseidon’s control

Distant places and unknown lands the perils are many, uncharted and vast as this raging sea where I have been cast to test the gods and their wrathful hands try time and love where a heart withstands

Youthful submissions too soon and untrue to give up the fight and lay down to defeat my voyage seems endless so far from complete Athena – my goddess – I cry out to you for strength and for guidance in what I should do

Surrounded by wrathful relentless waves I stood at the stern to watch the rising sun convinced the Cyclops my name was No One and managed to escape from his feast of a cave where many of my men made his stomach their grave

Sailing further we found an island in the air where Aeolus resided - the ruler of the winds he gave a safe passage to Ithaca but then my curious crew without thought or care opened the sack and the winds went everywhere

Ever onward my soul upon this merciless sea on through the tears of the Stygian fire across burning waters and Circe’s desire through the shadows of Tartarus where sweet Persephone sits in beautiful grace by her husband Hades

Yesterday is not lifeless – forgotten or gone I pray for my one love, my wife, Penelope as I venture on upon this vengeful sea the king of Ithaca may be destined to roam my name is Odysseus and I will make it home

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