Ascension
For the dreamers. For the ambitious. For those who dare to aspire, to strive and to hope. This one's for y'all. Expectations cause disappointments, they say, For the world cannot be controlled by us, And yet, we never lose hope, come what may, No matter how daunting the journey is, nor how arduous. For although we are but ships in this sea, At the mercy of her capricious whims and fancies, Enduring both her mildness, and then her fury, Our battle for mastery over her shall never cease. She may send thunderous storms our way, Crashing down upon the helm, flooding the deck, Destroying the work of years in a single day, Still will we continue to fight, and repair every wreck. And then, when the crucible finally comes to an end, We emerge upon the other side, battered but victorious, And now, it is to our will that we shall tame and bend That which by its very nature cannot be tamed or bent- And that is, indeed, a feat quite glorious. With cautions of tale and terror they try to wa...
