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I was carried away

by the boat of love

and somehow

I ended up here

anchored

close to the shore

waiting for someone

to board

summer passed

autumn came

winter came

and my little boat

was still there

floating

waiting

just like my heart

so I announced

anyone looking for love

come aboard

I will row you

to the other shore

I will show you

the whole scenery

along the way

and finally

someone came

she stepped into my boat

and I thought

this is it

finally

I have someone

to row with

but halfway across

before we could even reach

the other shore

she saw another boat

bigger than mine

grander than mine

and she jumped

straight into it

I looked at that boat

then looked at mine

and thought

well

I would have jumped

with her myself

what a boat

but then

who would look after

my little boat

this boat had waited with me

through summer

autumn

winter

I couldn’t just abandon it

because something grander

floated by

so I let her go

and stayed

with my little boat

because sometimes

the smallest boat

can carry

the most precious thing

yourself

and besides

solitude itself

deserves a Nobel Peace Prize

so here I am

still floating

still rowing

because somewhere

on some quiet shore

someone

might still be waiting