A Boat

Hidden story in a mist of poetic words.

I've sailed two decades now,
I've seen many fish in the water
Of many size, color and structure
Many of the fish became dear,
And the mermaids taught me not to trust and fear.
But even two decades past,
I'm on the same boat
Rocking and shaking
But steady and alive.

I see ships, I see people in yacht
I turn and see others barely holding on a piece of wood.
I sigh
The blue sky
It's never changed
Even through the cloudiest of days
All i need is to stay afloat
And i see it again
The blue sky.

I'm on this boat
Not touching the sky
Yet not sinking and shy.
It is well, I've been well.

Oh no! A dark cloud surrounds
I brace
Aware of what's to come
Yet affected as much.
Now, even the yacht seems unworthy
Let alone my semi ship.

Not many aboard,
But everything to me
Not many aboard
So the whole sea I'd like to see.

The boat afloat but drowning i feel.
No land in sight
Just the blue
The ships fighting and the innocent dying.
Calm is just a word
Everything ends in clashes or sword.

But my boat is safe
From the sharks in the sea
But my boat is safe
Heavens know to what end.

Author's Note

This is one of my starting works so please consider it a factor.