THIS VESSEL

1a
I love this vessel
It has taken me through many battles without hassle
Flown me through turbulent skies
Ridden me through fumes and cries
Ferried me on angry seas
Without as much as asking fees

1b
I love this vessel
Only I know of its horrid everyday hustle
But it doesn’t give many sighs
Has told me no byes
And has pushed out double hi’s
Even through all the stomping pain it sees
So I will tell it no lies

Ic
I so love this vessel
As it is in her I nestle
So I won’t it wrestle
When it, like tired trees, on flat ground settle
I won’t see it as a devil
I will come to its level

1d
For it has been a good vessel
And has been a great trestle
Sadness and fear taunt to brew bitterness
With their tardiness
But they can’t get through this vessel to my soul
Even if they ace their roles in whole

1e
Oh you vessel!
I heap on you praises politely oriental
Take your time to successfully settle
There’s no need to be sentimental
For you have worked like a breather celestial
And I’ll forever remember our time in this sordid breeze
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © August 18, 2023