My boat was a part of a well-off fleet.

The waters were calm and the air was sweet.

I learned to see over the waters around,

And later to chart them, I was bound.

 

I explored the waters that were already known

But of course, like other people, I am curiosity prone.

I asked about the fogs at the world’s bend

I was told that place was where our current discoveries end.

 

Those discoveries might be about anything, as the sea is vast.

They told me that it is omniscient of future, present, and past.

Before you try the world, you should change yourself; first find

yourself, your purpose, and some hidden chambers in your mind.

 

When I grew older, I entered that mist

I went in further... I just could not resist.

I had started to discover. What I saw, I wrote.

A little fog cleared as I made my note.

 

I made better maps and a better barge

Because I need a better boat if I’m taking charge

of the seas, to make the map that will be the best ever read

I chose to leave others behind, and I sailed ahead.

 

I was fired at over time, thinking what did I do

to deserve that. I still don’t have a clue.

It hurt my boat, me, and my desire to search

for everything about me, the universe, and this Earth.

 

Years later, I was at standstill, I had hit a reef

And those whom I had passed sailed beyond me

In high school, I was in my weakest state

For a long time, I thought that for me it was too late

 

To recover; Thinking I had paid the true price

for the countless mistakes I made,  I was in my own vice.

Though I looked calm, on the inside I was at war

with myself, at a caliber more chaotic than ever before

 

There were times when I would fight back against another’s ship

There were times when I was almost thrown; nearly lost my grip

There were times when it was stormy, and I fought to stay afloat

There were times when I thought about jumping off of my boat

 

But I’m fine... I’m not drowning

I’m alive... I’m breathing...

Now, I’ve gotten older and stronger.

I intend on charting a little bit longer.

 

From all of those times, there was a lot I had learned.

There was a lot of knowledge and wisdom that I had earned.

My map looked more accurate than ever before.

I realised that I want to chart some more.

 

I learned to carefully judge when to fire.

I learned that even at breakaway, to watch for a tripwire.

I learned to steer calmly when the air went insane.

I learned that I have meaning. Nothing is in vain.

 

Now, I’m at high school’s end, with others like me.

We are all charting this infinite sea.

We push further against the fog of doubt gradually.

Making humanity come closer to being truly free.

 

Knowledge leads to more knowledge

I will get plenty more of that in college.

I’ll pick a direction in which to sail.

I’ll find something new, and then make my own trail.

 

I’m already spurring with ideas and plans!

I’ll push the limits of where knowledge spans.

I want to change the world, but I can’t do it alone

When we bring that change, minds will be blown!

 

The waters won’t yield readily at all

Compared to the oceans, all people are small.

Pandemonium and bickering can’t touch me anymore.

Never again, will I ever have to batten down or go to war.

 

The more I see the less I know,

But still I can only grow.

On my last days in this place I will show

Just what kinds of places our fleet here can go.

 

I will have to leave this fleet someday.

A man needs his own space in which to play.

I want to set out to find all that is good and true.

Please help me to discover something new.

 

Anything in infinity is infinitesimal, no doubt,

My teachers say this, and their words I preach and shout

That when something is discovered, new knowledge is spawned.

Here we go... To Infinity And Beyond!