taking a cruise

i have second thoughts
about being
a passenger
on the Mayflower
going into month three
of being at sea,
eating this salty meat,
drinking rain water
caught in my hat.
it seemed like a good idea
at the time.
I'm not really a pilgrim,
never was, never
will be, I just wanted
to travel and see the world,
find out for sure
if the world is curved
or flat.
it seems curved.
and what will we do when
we get there.
will the stores be open,
will we be greeted
at the dock
with gifts and flowers?
I hope so, because I don't
have the energy
to kill animals, make coats
out of them,
or build a mud thatched
dwelling.