Before he sailed the seas, he once dreaded the water
At only eleven, nearly drowning in a lake within a canyon
He vowed that there was no way that he should’ve lived
Yet somehow he escaped from the near total darkness
Ever since then his life was forever tied to the Adam’s ale
A part of him knew this and a part of him ignored that
As he grew into a man he kept testing all his limitations
He began to feel as if he was destined for something grand
There must’ve been a reason why he was allowed to live
While he played with the boundaries without any fear
A portion of his mind couldn’t stop thinking of the water
Somehow he knew his life would lead him back to it
And lead him back it did as he went on to become a sailor
If he wanted to overcome his one fear he had to face it
So the sailor spent several years sailing the seas with crew
Learning all that he could about captaining a ship
As well as dealing with everything the sea will throw
Perhaps others before him fled upon seeing the angry sea
But he soon embraced and laughed at this saline plight
The sailor managed to escape the water all those years ago
And the sea never forgave him for that and pursued him
Wanting something it felt rightfully belonged to it now
Refusing to leave, waiting for the right moment to claim it
Yet, again, the sailor believed destiny was on his side
That any goals he had was meant to be accomplished
Captaincy, adventure, networks, friends and family
He was well on his way to accomplishing most of them
The latter was the only one that remained ashore
He knew this life would affect finding a good person
Yet he remained hopeful a life at sea wouldn’t stop him
If he could only hear the sea laughing malevolently
Until one day, the captain of the ship approached him
Telling the sailor that he showed enough promise
And someday soon he will inherit his own ship and crew
Excited, the sailor wanted to celebrate ahead of time
Which he did as they docked along the Mediterranean coast
With his crew of brothers, they went to drink and dance
Revelling at the thought of him leading his own ship
It was there he came across a woman singing lovely
Once he approached, they never broke conversation
And the parable that began long ago just resumed
The sailor and the crew remained at this coast
For they had business to do for a month or two
And in that time, he grew closer and closer to her
Before he knew it, he had a partner and captaincy
Yes once business wrapped up, he won his own ship
So while some crewmates sailed off, he kept some too
The new captain even let her aboard to sail a few weeks
She would explore the oceans while they remained close
They thought of seeing the world together one day
But for now the places near her home will do to start
He taught her some things about managing a ship
Being able to read the sky and the winds to notice
How the sea would fare that day as they sailed across
The winds indicated that something was coming
Clouds began to darken as the rain fell from afar
The captain and her actually loved the raindrops
Seeing the positives and knowing they can dance
As he ordered the crew to brace for the storm
There was something about this moment he liked
Everything felt just right in his mind and in his life
He had the crew, the ship, the adventure and now her
And it was the latter that he wanted to say something to
So as the rain began to fall a bit harder upon the decks
He told her by the wheel three things he wanted to say
At last, the sea finally had him where She wanted him
Almost instantly with the rain, the winds kicked up
And the ship began to move in circles on the water
The captain realized what he had done and looked
For they had sailed into a vortex that was sinking them
This was no coincidence, he thought, She was here
Suddenly those memories as a child came back
No, this couldn’t be right, this isn’t his destiny
He refused to go down like this here on his ship
But caring for the crew and her, he told them to go
Abandon ship before the sea came aboard
Understandably, she refused to leave his side at all
Some crewmates staying to fight against the sea
But the fight didn’t last long as the water crept over
Flooding the decks and sending her crew aboard
The captain was not going to let others suffer
For something that only had to do with himself
He valiantly fought against it until one aqua push
Sent him falling back into the boat’s wooden side
The force was so powerful, it knocked him out
It was time for the sea to claim what She wanted
The woman and the remaining crew were horrified
Their captain laid there unconscious unable to help
They could feel the monstrous water creeping closer
Everyone sensed what it wanted from this encounter
The woman grasped his body and begged him to awake
But he was slipping away like when he was just eleven
Time was running out as the ship was flooding more
The captain’s best friend and crewmate could see
He had to carry on and save the rest including her
It wouldn’t be easy to pull her away from the captain
She didn’t want to say goodbye as the sea drew nearer
Not wanting to give up hope on him and this destiny
Until the crewmate pulled her away and jumped off ship
She would eventually come to fall in love with this person
Although that would take time as she had to process
Those final moments she saw as she swung off the ship
Wishing the captain had told her of his history with Her
Perhaps she could’ve tried to prevent this end sooner
Or maybe stop this from ever happening to him at all
It was painful to be helpless as the water took him down
To be swallowed by the sea, and never seeing him again
Him and the precious ship he dreamed so long of having
Angry that She got what she wanted and gets to keep forever
The sailor, and then captain, was right he was destined to be
But it wasn’t mainly of success, connections, adventure, oh no
All these years running from the darkness he always feared
Searching for a guiding Light that he was never going to find
This was the destiny he knew and wanted to ignore so much
And at his most vulnerable, when he said those three things
The sea took advantage and took those words for Her own
Finally taking his heart and bringing him down into the depths
Watching in spirit as the woman he cared for soon move on
For his destiny was cursed to always be the one before the One. . .
Novatourist 