Silent Flight

What lies beneath a sea of numb Where ships of heart were taken down Sunk to the bottom with the one I hated and I meant to drown For in its hull it carried pain Instead of what its purpose was And thus I had immense disdain Because it never carried love So yes, I set it in my sights Then fired all I had and more Carpet-bombing through the night To sink it to the ocean floor And when it finally disappeared I flew away and did not know The others ships were likewise pierced Doomed just as well to slip below They sank at random, one by one The ships of pride and hope and fear Of aspiration, sad and fun The ship of peace, the ship of tears The ship of drive, the ship of will No ship was spared, the plight went on They fell, and fell, and fell, and fell Until at last all ships were gone So now in silent flight I go No signals come as were before No guidance from the sea below No hope of landing…anymore …Jeff Bresee