Canoe on the River Denial
By Aly
For Bri
Note: Well the poem is metaphorical; it's really just about love in general. In particular though: I chose Tuck Everlasting (DISCLAIMER HERE). Because Winnie can see Jesse; but he's just out of reach.
That wondrous Canoe
How it floats so far away from my heart
Drifting down a river, a path
Something I don't wish to see
A beautiful flame
So kind and sheltering
So brave yet open
Yet it will not come to me
I fear one day it will fall out of my sight
It will vanish forever
Because I had not the will to claim it
Because I was scared
Bright Canoe, steer your course
So you may cross me again
And let me be brave and know
That this is were I stand
And on my ground,
You cannot break me
You can easily hurt and shame me
But I know how far I have to fall
I cannot be broken by you
But I cannot see that,
Because I don't know what broken
Really is
But I know that when I shatter
There will be a kind friend to tell me
That it's okay, and the answering call
Of that beautiful boy, on that beautiful Canoe
Doesn't matter so much
As the fact I got it right
I will be brave and if not fearless
I will be strong