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~Jenuine

I was lost for a minute
a ship adrift at sea
I had plotted my course
made my way for the horizon
kept one eye on the compass
an’ one eye on the sky

I let my sails unfurl
and billow fat in the wind
I was sailing steady
I was sailing true
until one day a tempest
tossed me about the ruthless sea
a mere toy volleyed on the waves

I was bruised and battered
disoriented and tattered
my beautiful sails torn asunder
the wind having gone out
leaving them hanging limp and lifeless
from their masts

My crew was weary
wrestling ropes and winds
then waiting out doldrums
four endless days and nights
no bearings could I find
for the Stars, our faithful guides,
were hidden by the clouds

Until then one dusk
they broke
parting like a curtain
revealing a glittering cast of characters
executing a stellar performance

Their song a reassurance
their light a soothing comfort
their placement a powerful compass
orienting me to myself
reminding me of my place
righting my course once more

And Wind began to whisper
telling me to stay true
urging me to sail on
reminding me of the exhilaration
of the freedom found in being me

And as Wind whispered wisdom
my patchwork sails began to surge
and I began
ever toward that horizon to glide

***

Now I may get tossed about at sea
and shaken by some great tumult
I may lose my direction
and want to forsake my bearings
but I do not sail alone
on this maritime adventure
I have a skilled crew
to set me right again

So with compass in hand
and the wind at my back
crew at the ready
and hope in my heart
I steady on
toward that horizon
just a little more weathered
than first I set to sea