The Iron Republic Part 2: The Fierceness And TheBlackness

The decision was taken Head for the passage in the wall But for four days without respite The harshest gale did fall In the fierceness and the blackness They feared that they would wreck Impossible to see The topmast from the deck When the storm finally eased The wall could not be seen Entirely lost their reckoning Adrift 'til day fourteen At last the wall returned to view The crew felt such relief They could see the opening passing through Intact was their belief Guarded by two promontories Standing tall and vast Between Scylla and Charybdis They would have to pass They sailed to take a cautious look But the wind had all but stalled The current took hold upon the boat And dragged them through the wall For weeks they travelled in the hope to find The edge of the enclosed sea But as weather grew milder It was clear that it wasn't to be They navigated straight and true Two months since they'd passed through Birds and driftwood told their tale To the horizon and its lights They would have to sail