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Saturday, February 01, 2025

To be

 To be a lithe fishing boat, 

Curvaceous, turning with the rises  

Arcing brow, luscious aged wood crafted with care

dropping and lifting, 

So unlike

A barge, 

slow, heavy, groping the sediment and debris not yet dredged 

Leaving in the tailwind a trail of oil

I want to have a brow that dips sways

I want to have a mast that catches the wind 

But I have a motor and I have a mission from port to port to port.

At sighted land unburdened;

I’ll pretend that the small waves can move me too.