LOVE
It's not a shield,
it's a boat.
Weathered,
beaten,
as two captains try
to keep it afloat
in black, angry seas.
Together they must
commit lest it sink,
capsize,
dash to splinters
upon rocks.
If either is tempted
into the sea
by merfolk,
or thirst,
Sirens
or the promise of cool currents
they will discover
the lie that lives
beneath the waves.
Regret
has no power to right
an abandoned ship.
And so two captains work
together to survive
a world that wants their boat to fail.
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