Poetry
Chains that Bind
Leaving the osprey nest off to the side and abandoned were two anchors with a past. They once had life and purpose, but now stand resolute, upright, abandoned, and still proud of their past and purpose. The intertwining of their chains spoke of comfort and support for each other in the discarded situation. Humanity too often discards or minimizes things and our fellow persons that still have life and worth, as they long to be held once more and give what still flows within them.
Waiting…my time will come once again…truth is truth
Salt of the earth, born in great heat and fire…yet
My watch is now here beside my twin on the solitary shore
In the cruel seas of life, heroism knows no rank or colour
Waves call…who owns the waters of life rules the world
The oceans of life are brutal and challenging at times
Hard is life’s challenge…onerous trials to sharpen strong
When young, held values fast against many turbulent seas
The rusty links my wrinkles…links always remain my bond
Skins now rough no longer glisten in the sun’s basking light
Weathered, skin scarred by time and life’s missions’ toll
Angst of long-earned identity…badges of honour, time-honed
Discarded, abandoned…wisdom of time…no longer relevant
I am a ghost…decades of experience braced in my metal still
Faithful to my cause with the strength to earn my future
Twined alone…desires to explore life’s depths just once more
Old is relative; say they…experience over-exuberance
The expense of my youth, my extraordinary gift to you
Like a feline with nine lives…though lost at sea many times
Tortuous struggles to find the sun’s warmth upon my flukes
My chains and flukes bound and held fast, all intertwined
Clenched my host in chains till calm water’s safe harbour
Mortal life of duty, my honour to lessen Nature’s wrath
Brashness, carelessness, and mistakes of youth are no longer mine
Humanity is born… the rush to death begins now
It is not yet my time…I survive, still indestructible inside
I am still here…need purpose till the last settling sun calls home
Once more, let me feel the warmth of your embrace and longing
A cruise to sea once more…to chase distant horizons with purpose
