great ship

 

you are very large in my heart
like a great ship
in a canal
passing from ocean to ocean
or sea to sea

i am filled by your presence
no other commerce takes place
as i gently pull upon
your broided-hair ropes
walking you through

water overflows my banks
as your breadth
presses against my sides
my deepest parts are probed
sediment is stirred

as you reach my end
i think to become a sailor
a passenger, an anchor
anything to keep you from leaving
yet you sail away

mckavanaugh