Odyssey

I venture
on an odyssey
across the ocean
of imagination
in quest
of my lost father,
without whom
there is chaos,
conflict
and sadness.

My voyage
is to the unknown.
I open myself
to the unexpected,
to discovery.
My course is uncharted
teeming with danger,
pleasure,
opportunity.

I enter
the land of the dead
with reverence
and a spirit
of initiation.
The voices
of my forefathers
guide me
and share with me
their wisdom.


Ten years
of useless
bloody war
has parted me
from my birthplace,
friends, family
and all I hold dear.
Will I ever find
my way home?