Guiding Light
Only by lantern and stars can the captain hope to steer it,
through the inky gloom of a storm looming on the sky.
The ship is rocked by waves
as it sits in heaven’s lap,
waiting for its guide.
Suddenly, it appears from behind clumps of cloud. The guide!
Stars are free from lies
Even as the sea likes to lap
at the boat and aches to drag it
beneath the waves.
But always strong, is the eye in the sky.
Long ago, her maiden voyage started on clear blue sky
Without sight of her guide.
She received blessings and waves
as the ship over water lies,
unaware of the secrets under it.
Before any adventure took place, the boat completed a lap.
After the lap,
The boat sailed under honey and vinegar sky.
When the sun set, dark curtains closed above it
and the light appeared as guide.
Dreams, nightmares, truths and lies
Held a place in the waves.
Far past the onlookers’ waves
And in the midst of every hungry drag and lap
Of the sea’s lies,
dark is the sky.
Without a guide.
Seems hopeless doesn’t it?
Despair blooms in waves
Even with a guide.
The ship forgets it’s in the celestial lap.
Home is in the sky.
But even with that, ships can sink in lies.
Look though, can you see it? From the lap
above waves, in the sky
is the guide, and it never lies.
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LARISSA MARISCAL is a freshman pursuing a Baccalaureate degree in Geology with a minor in Art. Larissa has lived in Anchorage, Alaska her whole life. She enjoys writing creatively and hopes to make it as a big shot author one day.