POEM STARTER
by Geo Days @Unsplash

Write a poem that uses a boat as a metaphor throughout.
Drifting
You know,
I kinda feel like
A boat lost at sea,
The waves push me around,
No limits,
But I don’t feel free.
Drifting like
A boat lost at sea,
No one else around…
Just dark thoughts
And me.
I feel…
_Detached_,
To say the least…
Floating,
Drifting,
Existing without a purpose.
Untethered,
Alone,
Stuck without an anchor
To hold me down,
To hold me tight…
To keep me from…
_Drifting_…
I’m drifting,
Detached
In more ways than one…
_Emotionally_…
_Spiritually_…
_Physically_…
Ceaseless
Drifting,
Like
A boat lost at sea,
I can’t connect with you,
And certainly not
With me.
Drifting
Away
From my sense of self,
Day by day,
I drift farther away.
_Loneliness_
Is the waves
That thrash and
Destroy me.
_Emptiness_
Is the wind
That pushes me
Around.
Drifting away
From friends
And from family…
Drifting away
From myself.
_Who am I?_
_I’m…_
A boat lost at sea.
_Drifting…_
_Drifting…_
_Drifting…_
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