ten days at sea

the travel
brochure came in the mail.
i had
taken a cruise once with this
line of ships
and they haven't
left me alone since.
the pictures are of blues skies,
calms seas.
beautiful men and women
sipping
colorful drinks
while lounging on white
chairs in the sun.
it wasn't that way at all
when I was there.
it rained
and everyone got sea sick in rough seas.
it had it's moments though.
my significant
other at the time had forgotten
to bring her bipolar
medications and tried to push me off
the ship,
over a rail, after asking
me repeatedly where I had
been hiding.