THE CAPTAIN OF MY SHIP
------Inez Anigbogu
As the troubled waters grew turbulent
Hitting her ship this end and that
Willing it navigate out of her control
She wrestles; firm feet planted on the ground
Silky dress flailing in the storm
Glass shoes a million cracks appear
The wind; it howls, the waters bellow
And the rain lashes out like a million tiny stones
But her life, her path, her destiny
She would be damned if storms from her them keep
“Let go” he says
But her worth, her joy, her ship
To him she would not release
Who knew not his worth, his joy, his ship
“Let go” he says “give me reign”
Amidst her fears and trepidation
He rights her ship; tossing old cargoes, tightening ropes
She gives him reign
For he is indeed a captain
Her ship he can control
------Inez Anigbogu
