my grief, a calm sea
with me who's underwater
with no air, no life

hands facing the sun
slowly reaching for my ship
hoping i will float—

heavy is my loss
far from reach, ship is sinking
a retribution

my ship as my foe
and her fall is my drowning
untimely future

and time stood still for—
my ship, a broken wreckage
leaving me wading

salvation in death
i swam for survival and
no ship for rescue

people did find me
lonely hero with nothing
but my sun-dried tears

captain with no ship
grief heavy like dead body
rolling off the plank

my ship, a ghostship
where i am the only ghost
and my ship's at peace

"sorry for your loss"
how much does condolence weigh
to you—a stranger