Posted by Olusegun Akanbi on
THE SHIP
I have
a ship.
A
beautiful ship!
Big
and brown
With
white sails and a mast that touches the sky from ground.
With
a dock that could hold ten thousand sailors
As
they work
Yet
I am not the captain of my ship
My
ship captains me
I
have a ship
A
beautiful ship
I
named her Olivia
After
my uncle’s wife
She
was a good woman
Who
lived a virtuous life
My
ship rocks me back and forth like a chair
When
I am in despair
As I
lie in the gentle arms of Morpheus
It
is obvious
I
was asleep
My
ship whispers into my ears
My
son it is well
Or
was it the wind?
I
cannot tell
I
observed the night skies
With
my naked eyes
While
sitting on the deck of my ship
And
each star tells a different story
Some
of the fall of men
And
others of their glory
I
have a ship
Though
I am not her captain
And
every voyage I take
I
get younger for certain
As
if I was baptized in the Youth’s fountain
On
my way back
I
stumbled on a giant named Jack
Who
threatened to destroy my ship!
But
he could not
We
fought
And
his might could not match mine
As
he thought
I
have a ship
An
enchanted ship
That
can grant men’s heart desires
An
immortal ship that cannot be destroyed by fire
Except
she burns herself
In a
funeral pyre
To
make way for a younger and newer ship
My
ship thinks and feel like a man
Even
bust into laughter
When
I tell her a story about Peter Pan
A
Youngman who refuses to grow
Flies
like a sparrow
And
crows
I
have a ship
A
beautiful ship
Sometimes
I feel I am not the captain of my ship
My
ship is flung around by the tempest at sea
My
ship says to me
Just
let it be
Soon
the angry waves will abate
You
just have to wait
For
in destiny lies
Destiny’s
eyes
Which
knows and control the fates of men?
And
then
Sometimes
I know
I am
not the captain of my ship
I
work hard but money starts to slip
With
plans made and prayers prayed
I
know I will be the captain of my ship
By
Olusegun
Akanbi