We are departing,
but we are going nowhere.
At the sundown - or even after -
couples, a hand in another,
are strolling towards the endless sea,
their kids running carelessly behind or even in the front.
Because what they miss is the view;
a promise of tomorrow,
a nightmare from yesterday.
This is their journey
and all I 've learnt is the importance of their little things;
a childlike kiss to the cheek,
a burning set of eyes.
Transparent existences,
them and we;
I watch us departing all the time,
but we are here.
Every next morning
waking up abandoned by ships,
abandoned travellers
exploring in their tents.
Hand in hand,
silence maintained,
and peace resolves in stillness.
But they will go;
we all will
pack our hearts in our bags
and one day continue the journey
determined to finish it or not.
A journey not really ours,
but someone else's.
July 2016,
Port of Piraeus.
Photo: rooted to the concrete of the port, strolling towards the sunset; July 15th 2016.
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