A Flash of Happiness
A kid made to feel wanted
it was always like that with you
you made me feel special
I loved you for that.
You’d joke that I ate too much
“I’ll put a rubber band around your neck,”
then you’d smile and take me for ice cream
off we’d go, upstream.
There’d be stories of Egypt
and tales of stowaways
stories of men covered in grease
and of sailors who didn’t make it.
You taught me which way is port
and how to find the north star
you said the swell could be my friend
or my worst enemy.
You told me life is like a boat
it rises and falls with the tide
with a good captain and a strong motor
I could go anywhere.
you stepped aside.
With nervous fingers
I took the wheel, a deep breath
and headed, upstream.
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