Jersey

The darkness is eternal

and the cold is unrelenting

It is so cold 

that the sea is frozen

I walk on the frozen beach

and there is ice on green island and the rocks

I can see the cardinal markers

I can see the lights on the French Coast

I walk in the dark

and I remember I died here

I can't stop walking

further from the light

my home on the great ship bay

is always in sunlight and joy

but the frost and cold are in my heart

drawing me to where I fell

I try to count the years since my death

and try to turn back towards the light

I died here, and the cold and dark call me

the frost in my heart makes the light and joy of my home unreal

Can't I bring my soul home, to the great ship bay

and rest with the warmth and joy in my heart?

Until my destroyers release me, I am trapped here

fallen on the frozen bay and waiting

The sea beats on the wall, the night goes on,

I go on waiting

and I know you wait too

you can't release me from this so you wait too

there is no happy ending, we know that

because death happened there

so we wait, I look out on the midnight sea

and you stand in the shadows

you are the lantern-bearer, guiding light

you stand in the shadows and they never see your face