ODE Poem: Ships, by Sheonte Pankey

Whether it be relationships, friendships or partnerships
In life, one must always maintain their ships
You are the captain and some ships get lost at sea
Some come and go
They dock and leave
Although you are the captain on the sea
You best believe
Waters are unpredictable
You can’t control everything
You have to do your best to not capsize or sink like the
Titanic
Some ships sink
Some of them will never be recovered
They are Lost at sea
Some are taken over
Some hit a glacier
Try to be the best Captain you can be
If you have a sailboat or a yacht it doesn’t make a
difference to me
Because you go down when your ship does
The captain can’t abandon his duties
So just like the Titanic if your ship sinks you sink too
Just remember when you begin Taking water
What’s important is the Passengers
The people on your vessel
You took an oath
You are responsible for their lives and safety
If you run into troubled Waters children and women are
first then the men
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You won’t have a life jacket because you have to work
man your station
Be sure everyone gets off safely

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