I hear nothing besides the creak of wood

And the settling of the water.

A ripple gently rocks my life

As angry storm clouds start to roll in.

I prepare the best I can.

Securing the ropes, and loose supplies to the deck.

The rain starts to pound the boat

making the deck slippery

I try to keep my balance as heavy waves splash the sides,

Threatening to send me overboard.

I hold tight to the mast a...

Kill the motor and hoist the sail

No need to burn gas while the winds prevail

They will take you out to sea

Traveling as quiet and gentle as can be

Meanwhile engines pur

Other boats seam to fly past in a blur

But the ocean is vast

And speed doesn’t always last

Long after the roars cease

You can continue to explore about in peace

Until you arrive

To a place where you can thrive

Why rush if life ...

This boat won’t sink,

it’s made of what I think

when I feel you next to me.

This boat will float

and as the waves coat

the shore with the sea.

Then the tides carry out

the shark and the shout

to let it be, oh let it be.

I’m safe and secure,

both wild and demure,

grounded, yet free....

When you’re born

You start a journey

You sit on your boat

And sail.

You get guidance with how to catch wind

How to find north

How to fend for yourself among violent waves

And how to manage the boat.

Now you sail alone

Sitting on a boat

No wind to catch and no stars to track

And it feels as though the ocean froze

You pass others ships who travel differently

In different boats

On different journ...

Some days my body tells me

I am in a boat on the sea

Sometimes the current is gentle

Lulling, the smooth sway of a baby

In it’s mothers arms

Sometimes the ocean is angry

A raging current that

Pulls me until I can’t tell

Where the horizon is

And my hands clutch the rails

Seeking steady footing.

And on days where the sea

Is a mass of jumping crashing waves

Of anger and fear

My body tells me I am the...

We all need stars to guide our way

Across the sea of life,

To lead us to that sheltered bay

Away from hate and strife.

When we first start out in our boat

We leave the stars behind.

From where we sit they seem remote -

Not what we seek to find.

We need to chart our unique course

And do the things we want,

We never get to feel remorse,

So focused on the jaunt.

But over time we get the sense

Ther...

Forgotten.

Damaged.

Wrecked.

Broken.

Alone.

I’m a boat, floating endlessly at sea.

The ocean water is my tears.

What lurks below, my demons.

The wind blows a sorrowful song.

Rocking me like a crying baby.

I sit alone, no longer cheery.

I sit alone, no longer energetic.

I’m by myself in an empty war.

Facing demons far too strong.

I’m lost amongst the tears.

The tears I’ve shed.

I’ve been forgot...

This boat

Keeps me afloat

While I’m drowning

In treacherous waters.

While some may call it

Motion sickness

I call it a dance;

The sway of comfort.

A flow I cannot control-

A ride that has no end;

This boat takes me where

My issues may mend.

Life keeps moving

And I in this boat

There’s no turning back

When the sails are broke....

I am on the boat of the bottle

I can feel the waves

Side to side up and down

My stomach turns

I am happy I feel good

A massage to my brain

Violent and swift

The tears come to spill

Like the waves crashing to the bow

I close my eyes breathe deep

Hope I can survive

Until I’m deep in my slumber

The morning takes no haste

As the light pierce my eyes like a laser beam

A hammer in my skull and a pick t...

We christened her “Wedded Bliss”

And ensured her sea worthiness

Years before our maiden voyage

We were blessed to have circumnavigated

So much of the globe before I beached her

On my rocky truth

She ferried our greatest import

Some sixteen years hence

It was devistating when our Bliss ran aground

But she brought us so far

And so much joy

My co-captain remains ashore with our treasure

And I visit o...