The Girl at the End of the World

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They told me that if I kept walking
From one point straight to the next
I'd always see the horizon
Stretching far beyond

One day I had no destination
A start without an end
I kept on walking, walking, walking
To the very end

And so I reached
That point beyond
So far beyond my reach

I stretched out my hand
To the open blue
As clear as any sea

That place where sky
Must touch the earth
Where all begin and end

And so
My friend
I found
Myself
In that place just out of reach

The horizon and
The end of the world
That had been calling out to me

And so at last
I stepped beyond
Into that great vast sea
To watch the world
Evermore
Just as they watch me

Now I glitter far above
Gazing o'er all the earth
Sleeping softly in the day
Shining in the night

I see the people
They see me
A shining guiding light
A new star born
With beauty bright

I sit content
With other stars
To guide the world below

The wand'ring soul
At peace at last
Having reached the final
Destination
Where all wand'rers go

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