ThAt WaS cOnSiDeReD a VeRy VeRy LoNg JoUrNeY,
aT lEaSt, I tHiNk So.
I lEfT mY dePrAvEd HoMeLaNd,
To FiNd A bEtTeR pLaCe,
WhErE wE hAvE nO nEeD tO fIgHt FoR lIvInG,
wHeRe We CaN hUrT nO oNe WhIlE sUrViViNg,
WhErE, wE mAy HaVe PeAcE.
i ToOk A lOnG bReAtH aLoNg WiTh ThE fIrSt StEp On ThIs PlAnEt,
BlUe SkY, gReAt OcEaN, wOoDs, PeOpLe WiTh SmIlEs,
I tHoUgHt We'D aLrEaDy At ThE tErMiNaL,
tHaT i ShAlL nEvEr HaVe To LeAvE oNcE aGaIn.
AnD, uNsOpHiStIcAtEdLy,
I eVeN tHaUgHt ThAt We CaN bE fAmIlY,
wHo CaN sHaRe AlL tHe JoY aNd HaPpInEsS,
wE cAn HaVe EaCh OtHeRs WhIlE fAcInG aLl ThE pRoBlEmS eXiSt.
As I sAiD, tHaT wAs ReAlLy A gOoD tRy.
By ThE tImE wE sHaKe OuR hAnDs,
SuDdEnLy I fElT a PrIcKiNg On My BaCk.
It CaN't Be!
A kNiFe,
NoW iN mY bOdY.
sO i FiGhT,
jUsT aS i UsEd To Do So,
On My MoThErLaNd.
PeRhApS tHeY fOuNd ThAt I'm DiFfErEnT,
dIfFeReNt WiTh ThEm,
ThErE'rE dIfFeReNcEs In ApPeArEaNcE,
aNd MaByE tHe WaY i ShAkE tHeIr HaNdS.
sTrUgGlInG fOr SuRvIvE,
fIgHt To LiVe.
I'd FoRgOtTeN tHe PuRpOsE i'M hErE.
hUmAn WilL aLwAyS bE nOtHiNg MoRe BuT hUmAn,
No MaTtEr WhErE tHeY aRe.
AaNoThEr PlAnEt WhErE i CaN't FiNd AnY pEaCe.
So I lEfT.
a BeGiNnInG oF aNoThEr JoUrNeY wHiCh No OnE wOuLd KnOw WhEn It WoUlD bE eNdEd.
mAbYe I sHoUlD sTaY wItH tHeM,
jOiN tHeM,
oR pErHaPs I sHoUlD fIgHt,
FiGhT mOrE fIeRcElY,
tIlL oNe DaY,
i WaS tHe SaMe WiTh ThEm,
WhO wAs OnCe CaLlEd,
"HoMo SaPiEnS".
aNd By ThE tImE,
i Am NoT mE,
aNyMoRe.
No WaY i'Ll LeT iT bE.
sO lEt'S hOpE tHaT mY nExT sToP wIlL bE tHe FiNaL dEsTiNaTiOn.
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