Taking on water
On a sailboat I amSlowly floating nowhereLost the memories of where I am and why
Black ocean churningA million stars are burningPlanetariums were right about the sky
Once upon a day I set off on a journeyWishing on the wind to take me far from homeNow I'm on the waves and I'm taking on waterHard to see I won't always be alone
There was a time when August sun was high and centered on meBut it dipped behind my back and settled downIt used to square up with the land, used to size it in my handBut it fell behind the line that meets the sky
Once upon a day I set off on a journeyWishing on the wind to take me far from homeNow I'm on the waves and I'm taking on waterHard to see I won't always be alone
Inside this stormWhipping in the wind, my sail is tornIn other words, the ends I mend are not my own
Hard to see I won't always be alone
On a sailboat I amSlowly floating nowhereHoping someday I'll wash upon someone else's shore