more cannot be asked

this is the point where we must leave the dark
no matter where we go we cannot turn
our greatest teacher yet has been the shark

the dogs of anger never cease to bark
on every shore we watch the fires burn
this is the point where we must leave the dark

we see the moon rise and we have to mark
the place at which our hearts began to yearn
our greatest teacher yet has been the shark

your great mistake was waiting to embark
before you saw the star above the stern
this is the point where we must leave the dark

you treat the whole thing as some sort of lark
but have not seen the waters roil and churn
our greatest teacher yet has been the shark

in this location we value the spark
that each of us has managed to discern
this is the point where we must leave the dark
our greatest teacher yet has been the shark