The Boat
A.D. Small 1987 (Indiana)
The Boat
Prompt: The Boat Has Holes In It!
I feel like a lost soul at sea
Just treading through murky water
Pain laughs at insanity
The air begins to stir
Just floating along in a little boat
With waves crashing against the sides
I up and left without leaving a note
Now I'm sailing razor-sharp tides
The salt in the air stings my eyes
My vision becomes blurry
Right then is when I realized
I should have never left home in a hurry
I was totally unprepared for this
I'm not really sure what I was thinking
I didn't even get a goodbye kiss
Please don't let my boat start sinking
I tried to patch up all the holes
But I could only do so much
The sea takes it's tolls
The sides I tightly clutch
I get battered from side to side
In this unforgiving current
This has been one life threatening ride
I start thinking of all the memories unspent
Please let my boat survive this storm
I'm not ready to go down just yet
Overhead clouds begin to form
I feel like I'm trapped in a fishing net
In the distance I see salvation
I just have to make it to the shore
Then I can have my celebration
And never go sailing anymore
A.D. Small
April 29, 2024
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Written on April 29, 2024
Submitted by amberp.35129 on May 05, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X ABABCDCDXAXAEFEFGHGHIXIXJKJKLMLM XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,147 |
Words | 237 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 32, 2 |
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