The Unforgivable Voyage

†††††††††THE UNFORGIVABLE VOYAGE†††††††† Tears trickled through my face As our vessel threshed the deep. Seagulls flapped their wings on The beach as I watched them Disappear before my sight. I wished to belong to their Colony if that meant staying back. The shores of a place once to me Known as home was about in a Day to be forever foreign. I followed the winds and stole Stares of the sunset skies. Salt water was unforgiving As I retched in retribution. Surrounded by aqua, the smell Of sea never went down with me. The sea spread out before me and Seemed unending in its vastness. We could have been on the sea Forever as darkness prevailed, Thickening the clouds above. I looked up to find the stars and Moonlight missing, as thunderclaps And lightning bolts streaked across The nautical skies. The twin waves weaved its way, Riding our vessel up and down. The boatswain seemed bewildered, Backing orders at the crew who Scurried about with buckets to Scoop water which had seeped Its way inside. All a little me could imagine was Poseidon holding on to his trident And commanding the forces of the Sea to rock our ship to a frenzy. The turbulence was brutal and Unforgiving, anger in the form of water Slapped hard on our faces, almost Leaving us blind. Salt water ragged my breathing And when all else seemed to have Failed, the storm slept still, leaving Us with mixed feeling of joy and Trepidation of drowning. To save us from this newest menace, My fragile hands found a bucket just About my size as I joined to scoop Out water. Suddenly, the sails stopped Sailing the winds as our ship was dead In Water. The rudder stopped almost Immediately, skyrocketing our fears. While we waited to regain the winds, I dealt with my fears by filling my head With the thought of grandma back home; Her loving arms and my warm bed. My heart ached all the more. I just want this voyage to come to And end. Let this all be a dream, I said Silently whilst staring at reality. ©Whyte Queen IG: @poetic_poesy