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The Island

I dwell on an island.

It’s sunny and bright.

It’s lined by the blue water’s foam.

My house, my possessions,

Are here in plain sight.

But the island is far from my Home.

 

I look all around me.

Creation I see.

Trees sway and the animals roam.

I will stay here for now,

But soon, I will leave.

For this island is far from my Home.

 

Corruption is here too,

I’m sad to affirm.

There’s danger when out on your own.

I must take the right paths,

And make the right turns.

Since the island is far from my Home.

 

We’re here on the island,

With Good and with Bad.

And sometimes we feel all alone.

We can be comforted,

Because we all know,

That the island is far from our Home.

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Written by
blake-watson
American
Published
Feb 6, 2010
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Notes: A poem inspired by Shivakumar Sundaram.

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