acceptance

as the boat
sank and tilted
towards the bottom
of the ocean,
everyone prayed
and moved
in a panic towards
the life boats,
but not you.
i saw you
standing in the
moonlight with
a drink in your
calm hand, brushing
sea mist from
your brow, as if
nothing in your
life had ever gone
wrong, and this
was just one more
example of how
you've learned
to survive.