Breaking Away

Chasing trade winds
Sails breathe
Life into this
Tired vessel

She remembers
A time when
She sailed freely
Danced upon
Cresting waves

Trimming canvas
Muscles strain
Gasping for air
Fighting the sea

She steers
Directly into the surf
Balancing upon the tide
Like a seasoned gymnast

Today she sings
Her song lifts my heart
A whisper in the wind
I sing with her

We leave the lines
That bind us
Far behind
A distant memory

In this struggle of life
We both share
We give ourselves
To the sea

And she embraces us
Tells us long lost
Stories of her life

As we break away
From the past