The Voyage Home

On a lost
 Unknown
 Small island in the sea
 The shore
 Is strewn
 With airship debris
 A sole
 Survivor
 Climbs out
 To the deck
 He screams out loud
 As he stares at the wreck
 "Oh, dear Lord, what have I done?
 I've brought this on everyone.
 Such despair, though I meant well
 I'm so sorry, Michelle..."
 He mourned all his crewman
 And honoured their lives
 Who sacrificed all
 So that he could survive
 He swore that their deaths would not happen in vain
 He stiffened his lip
 And he swallowed his pain
 He though of his wife and the letter he wrote
 That note in the bottle
 that he set afloat
 Had she yet seen it
 Or was there still time
 To prove he's alive...
 "Oh Michelle, I'm on my way
 I'll hold you again someday
 Over land or the above
 I will come back home"
 So he searched
 The ship's remains
 And found a compass
 and some grain
 He built a raft from large debris
 And sailed into the sea...
 As the weeks passed
 He tired out
 His mind was filled with
 Nagging doubt
 Wearily
 He washed ashore
 Beaten to the core
 "Oh Michelle
 I've lost my way.
 The sea has awful
 tricks it plays
 As I lay here
 my eyes lie
 Telling me you're nigh."
 "Thomas, my dear
 Can it be true?
 It's been a year
 Is that really you?
 Oh, I have cried
 As time's passed by
 Now you're home
 At last"
 "Oh, Michelle
 Is this a dream?"
 "No, this is real"
 "Am I home?
 You're here with me?
 Did you get my note?"
 "I did, but I knew"
 "Someday I'd be back with you!"
 "Oh, my love, I'm sorry for this all
 Please forgive me for my fault
 I will love you 'til the end."
 "I'll never leave again."