# The Lost Fishing Village

- Link: https://legawa.com/something-else/the-lost-fishing-village/
- Published: 2023-04-22T12:00:00+07:00
- Author: Cahya

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I came back to the fishing village where I grew up long ago
But all I found were
empty houses and a silence deep and lowThe boats were gone, the nets were torn, 
the pier was cracked and grayThe people who had lived and loved had all moved far
away

I walked along the dusty streets and searched for signs of life
But all I saw were
memories of the past and of the strifeThe storms, the wars, the poverty that drove
them to the shoreThe hopes, the dreams, the promises that they could keep no more

I sat down by the water’s edge and gazed upon the sea
But all I felt were waves 
of grief and longing inside meThe sun, the moon, the stars, the tides that marked
my days and nightsThe friends, the family, the love that filled my life with light

I left the fishing village with a heavy heart and sigh
But all I took were souvenirs
and a tear in my eyeThe shells, the stones, the photographs that captured what had
beenThe stories, the songs, the poems that kept them in my skin