When you had a treasure map
You’d try so hard to reach the end
To start, you need a boat, a crew, and an adventurer’s heart
Looking forward to what’s coming ahead
A trip ready to be sailed
In a sea full of signs of beware
As 70% of it hasn’t been discovered
Keep in a full guard, or else you’ll feel
Seasick, afraid, and even hurt by the journey
They mess you up
Not only physically but also mentally
But hey, keep telling yourself this
What lies up ahead, it will be worth it
Every single time you spent living with the fish,
Every space you take to trace around the red line,
Each scenery you sacrifice for a sea wherever you look
That should be enough to keep you going
Is what I’d say when we got stability on our side
But we are human, full of hope in finding that chest
That was soon to be ours if it was even still there
Once again, we are humans broken by expectations
There will be a day you will fear
That tragedy is on the ship paying a visit holding your gear
Occupying the steering wheel straight to the void of your thought
What if there is no treasure chest?
What if it’s empty?
Our trip crossing the horizon would have been a waste!
It is time for us to give up
Let me tell you, my crew
I once was a feared Kid
Afraid of failure, of everything to come
The failure took the most out of me and left me to sink into the bottom
Climbing is not a result but a process
Hence why, be grateful for the trip
Be grateful thus you are not on this journey alone
Even if it was air that we were chasing
I’d be grateful for this experience of griefing
Author: Gregorius Beryl S.S.
Editor: Sitti Aminah Intan Utami & Vonna Meisya Saputra (QC)