Lost at Sea

I never considered myself

To be a seafaring man.

A life on the ocean

Wasn't really my plan.

I mean, I can't even swim.

Even puddles give me strife.

Every pool party I attend,

I am risking my life.

But after that day...

I may take up some lessons.

Only like 2 days outta the week.

3 to 4 PM sessions.

I don't care about my money,

Not even my college tuition.

Not when the cash can help

Bring my dream to fruition.

The money can put me on the blue,

Not for a ship, but maybe a tug tug.

Anything to help brave the waters

I will deem the "S. S. Love Bug."

I hug and kiss

My family goodbye,

Then sing my nieces and nephew

One last lullaby.

My sails now hoisted,

And compass pointed North.

To this journey with no end,

I now set forth.

Why, you might ask

would someone like me...

One who doesn't mix with water

Choose to sail the seas??

Because she showed them to me,

Blue and clear as the day.

Thick lashes like palm trees

And her eye lids, the bay.

Her eyes were the 8th Sea,

No other were as blue.

The rarest body of water

Can be found when looking at you.

I braved the waters daily

While her smile brightened the sky.

And I always had the wind

Whenever she bat her eyes.

I could lose myself for hours

Drowning in this girl.

There's no escaping being pulled

Deeper into the whirl.

But the waves aren't always steady

Her heart changes the tides.

From port to starboard

The boat would shake side to side.

When her sadness takes hold

My voyage faces turmoil.

Her tears churned the waters,

And the sea began to roil.

But I sail forward nonetheless

My end...I swear is in sight.

Every struggle is worth the plunder

Every day and every night.

It doesn't get easier

But that wont turn me away.

The more I learn of these waters

The more I can help them sway.

I come to an island

Surrounded by a sky ever crimson.

To the soul wanting love

This bed of sand is a prison.

As I observe the patch of land

Its clear that no matter my endeavor,

If I step foot on the ground

I would stay there forever.

I wash up ashore

And leave my sea legs behind.

I watch as the ocean drags my boat

To the bottom of the brine.

In the center sat a girl

Who was all too familiar.

But the situation itself

Was nothing if not peculiar.

The girl of my dreams

In whom's eyes set me on my way,

Placed in the sand

Seemingly here to stay.

I took a seat next to her,

Placed my arm around her shoulder.

Talked for hours about the things

I wanted to show her.

She was by herself on this island

A very long time.

She knew darkness so well

That trying for love seemed a crime.

"I don't wanna hurt you," she said,

"I know I will falter..."

I told her she was the only reason

I chose to cross these waters.

I could love her regardless

This I say without uncertainty.

I want her wholeheartedly now

And for all of eternity.

We have our whole lives to wait

And I will be here till the end.

You are all the company I need

My love and my friend.

I could stay here forever

With just her and me.

I finally feel found now that I'm

Lost at sea.