Say it
Say the word ship
Let the last letter linger on the lip
Say it
Like it was sinking
Due to lax disrepair
Its people saved
No death washed ashore
Say it because you recall
The bold rescue
And the ship
The slow and slippery ship
Written 2004
My poem “Dialogue” now published!
The Boston Poetry Magazine published my poem “Dialogue.” Below is an excerpt: Dialogue