Cautionary Tale

 

There was a time so long ago

Where life was endless Insouciance

But troubles quietly began to grow

Tendrils on my ship of nonchalance 

 

However freedom was a fairytale 

I believed would never end

My life sailed on free from detail

My ship’s integrity I failed to attend

 

Till time and trouble caused a gale

The storm drove fury unabated

My ship struggled vainly to prevail

I shipwrecked on the reef life fated

 





Poetry by josephus The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-04-13 at 00:33

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Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
Like the extended metaphor of ship & shipwreck. Also, the end rhymes work well. :)
2021-04-13


ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
A very good work, Josephus. I like the use of the sea as a meterfor.
Ken D
2021-04-13


jim The PoetBay support member heart!
An excellent cautionary tale. Your nautical analogy echoes Jamsbo's (he chose aviation) poem of a similar nature.

No young person will heed your caution, but all us who have hit a reef or two are nodding our heads.

Well done.
2021-04-13