Thursday, September 7, 2023

buy a boat and lose friends

if you have
more
money than you'll ever need,
buy
a stupid
boat and sail
the bay,
the sea.
bring friends along
to keep
the rust off,
to keep it unsalted
and clean.
teach them
how to steer, how to
tie knots
and set the sails
or start the engine.
you'll instruct them on
how to bait a hook
and drop
the anchor.
you'll show them 
where the head
is, if you have to pee.
but soon
they'll be busy,
doing other things,
not taking your calls
to sail, suddenly
they're never free.

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