in a vessel constructed by hand
they faced the mighty sea alone
the sails they sewn to withstand
hundred knot winds blown
past the limits of good faith
across the monochrome
lashed to the wheel by a knotted sheet
they piloted through a seven day storm
no sleep no sleep until it dialed down
salted air and foam lodged within
the corrugated bone
they untethered too soon
a misstep any good sailor could take
to make the much needed repairs
high up on the mainsail mast
when taken by a gust and forever
lost to sea
#katyamills
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