Ships Go Out
Navigating Life's Departures: Ships Go Out
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Ships go out I see them every day
Observation of ships departing, a daily occurrence
Ships go out I watch them sail away
Continued observation of ships departing, acknowledging their departure
And on the decks I see my smiling friends
Noticing acquaintances or familiar faces on the ship's deck
Ships go out but they never do come in
Ships leave port but never return
Ships go out I watch them disappear
Watching ships vanish from sight as they sail away
Ships go out and leave me standing here
Feeling left behind as ships depart, being stationary on land
And I don't know if that's where life begins
Uncertainty about whether departure signifies the start of life's journey
Ships go out but they never do come in
Reiteration that ships leave but never return
When life is cheap it never seems to last
Life's fragility makes it seem fleeting when undervalued
When life is sweet it seems to go too fast
Life's enjoyable moments seem to pass quickly
So on the dock I tell the idle wind
Sharing thoughts with the idle wind while waiting on the dock
Ships go out but they never do come in
Reaffirmation that ships depart but never return
Ships go out onto the seas so high
Ships sailing away on vast, open seas
Ships go out beneath an endless sky
Ships departing under an endless, expansive sky
And on the shore is where their stories end
Recognition that stories of ships end at the shore without return
Ships go out but they never do come in
Emphasizing the repetitive pattern of ships leaving without coming back
When life is cheap it never seems to last
Reiteration of life's brevity when undervalued
Ships go out
Reiteration of ships departing
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