both sea and sky are kinsmen 

of regale genera of earth

and an abode for life and form.

here I am, with feet rooted in brown soil

fascinated by the northern lights 

a tear and sigh find escape

for I know whence I have come

and the long miles that led me here.

I alone know how long it has taken 

to stand freely again

to sigh freely again

to behold the sky and northern lights

and to bathe calmly in the sea

these days are as cool as blue

these days are as smooth as tune 

but I will never forget 

the fiery thunder and storm

that led me here.

my battles are my own

my scars are my own.

a prayer finds escape:

may this blue enure in perpetuity 

may this calm persist. 

here I am,

member of a sea-sky fraternity 

of life, form and hope.

Written by Yewande Akinse