Regrets

The boy watches

the sea,

the colours change,

winds call his name,

he needs escape,

Chaos in an

angry heart,

Life promised it all,

only gives

longer chains

for those who want,

bigger cages

for those that don't,

in the rut

of servitude,

Slave, master, slave,

Who tied the knot

while you slept

and stole the seed

of youth,

following in your

grandfathers footsteps,

bloody fishman,

doomed

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i feel the angst of the young man ... dreams out to sea :( wistful ... sad hard rocks of life can be brutal .. a struggle to build a bigger cage .. a struggle to just survive .. too many in the rut .. i think the trick of the whole thing is (what maybe Bruce Lee would say) Be the Rut ;))))))) great poem Shaz! brutal honesty .. very emotive for me ... my empathy for the youth drawn out in the reading .. strong voice you have
E.

[Shazbatt969]

Thanks E, I appreciate you taking the time to read and enjoy, love the Bruce lee "quote" lol, Kung Fu poetry is the next big thing

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ...... its not actually his quote .. his is "...be water" ....https://youtu.be/cJMwBwFj5nQ

[R.E. Ray]

As I read this poem, I saw so many faces, mostly children in impoverished homes, who have the same dreams as others but not the same means. We cheer for them, though we sadly accept what you convey in the end.

[Shazbatt969]

Thanks Ray, it is a sad day when children have to work to feed the family at the loss of education

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow this has deep pathos and will have many who know fishing culture recognise the sentiment as this flowing and lovely freeverse takes us through the social chains attached to families of fisherfolk despite the risks.

[gram linski]

Yeah, thanks, in some cultures if you don't fish, you don't eat, despite the crocs,

[John Alexander McFadyen]

harmless but effective expletive pinched from the '80s sitcom 'Mork & Mindy' where it was used by Robin Williams' character Mork the alien