I've been gone forever

Too long I've roamed

Too far I've travelled

Too far away from home

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Teardrops through the window

Neighbors say goodbye

Mothers, sons and daughters

Travels far and wide

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Vast wide-open oceans

Hostile foreign land

Innumerable destinations

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A quest

A mission

A plan

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Ghosts they sometimes haunt me

Box once filled with sand

Friends I used to play with

I've been away too long

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Stranger in my hometown

New faces, different beat

Walkways now paved over

Trails are now called Streets

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Endless turquoise shorelines

Upbeat Marley songs

Land of wood and water

Catchy playful slang

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Haunted by these memories

Sensation, oh so strong

Gone are those I've treasured

Back home I don't belong

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- Thomas © June 01, 2015