Only this

On the shore I stand
Awaiting the ship that will bear all my weight
The one to carry me along
On the quest only the captain knows.

I observe in silence
as other passengers board
Their own journey stretched timelessly in front of them.

They wave to those they love
Who dwell on my side
Apprehensive for their boat to touch the glimmering sand.

One by one they depart.
One by one they sail away.
One by one they turn towards the sun.

I wave to no one.
I shed not a tear.
I become not of what is around me
But what is yet to come.

And then it arrives.

From the distance I can see the silk sail.
Uniquely mine own.
The birch wood is engraved with a thousand laughs,
And a thousand tears,
Each presenting a radiant design
Only my eyes can read.

The wood shines as bright as the sun that sets behind it
Glistening in glory
Almost breathing in its infinity.

There is not a word that can cross the canvas of my mind
No question that can be posed
Only the assured voice screaming "onward"
Only the faith that knows no bounds
Only the knowledge of one foot stepping in front of the other.