Push - Pull
It seems a tugboat has a choice
When dealing with a barge –
To push it or to pull it
And I wonder who’s in charge
Of making that decision
Or what factors are in play.
Is pushing better sometimes?
I don’t know enough to say.
Most often when I see a tug
It’s chugging right behind
The barge or boat it’s pushing
And it doesn’t seem to mind.
Yet earlier today I saw
A tugboat in the lead,
Pulling piles of huge containers,
An accomplishment, indeed.
For that tug was proudly doing
Lots of tugging, like its name.
When it pushes from behind, to me,
It isn’t quite the same.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2021
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