The Island (One Thing I Need)

I was stranded on an island

Once, not very long ago

As the days crawled by

And the nights were filled with darkness

I woke up on an island of woe

Not able to comprehend how I came to be

On the shores of sorrow and loneliness

But I quickly realized I was stranded

On the island of despair

Days dragged into weeks and then into months

Desperately trying to build myself a boat

I struggled

Eventually I realized the truth about my island

There was no way off any time soon

So I decided to do the best I could

Kept myself busy, built a ramshackle house

On that lonely little island

Every so often there would be a storm

My shelter didn't do me much good

I told myself to wait it out

On the island, in the raging storm

I would try to comfort myself

Writing letters, desperately trying to reach out

I needed the help of a friend

Once or twice, the island was lit up

By the glow of a friendly ship on the horizon

Every time, I waited and watched

Hoping to be rescued, but never was

That little island weighed time down

So I waited...and waited some more

One day, ever so slowly the horizon brightened

And the island began to disappear

Finally, the island no longer holds my mind hostage

And I am free to live in an oasis of purpose