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Write from the perspective of a small, unremarkable boat. Is it content to just drift along in a quiet lake? Or does it dream of bigger, brighter things, like being transformed into a fancy cruise ship or a famous person's yacht? Tell a story from the boat's perspective. [Photo by Osman Rana on Unsplash]
You push me out to sea
With every toll life takes.
My wood is deteriorating
With thousands of years.
I've held village girls
And I've held mothers.
When I was first brought into the boathouse, the outside world was different. The rowers were different, the clothes they wore were different, the oars they used were different, and the waters of the lake were clearer.
red kayak
alone
drifting with the gentle breeze
in the middle of the lake
water droplets
beads
of shining glass