The Ironic Love Affair
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An Offshore Oil Rig..... miles from anywhere and not even a seagull for a neighbour at times.....
The Ironic Love Affair
How small and insignificant
Our ship appears to be
When brought into perspective
By the vast expanse of sea
And yet she cradles five score men
Who, for half a year
Peer from her side, devoid of pride,
With a grimace - if not a sneer.
A voluntary splitting of our lives
At which some moan and sulk
To be aboard this massive beast
This rusty, filthy hulk.
But at the end of time spent here
All smiles and grins and glee
As the helicopters lift all from her decks
And away from the cold grey sea.
And yet return - we always do
To our self inflicted gaol
And repeat the cycle once again
Inside our beloved steel female.
Copyright © Thomas Mansfield | Year Posted 2014
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