HOW TO FLOAT YOUR OWN BOAT
If you ever get a boat,
and you want to learn
how to float that boat,
then my advice will always be
just take it to the sea
and float it anyway you please.
There will be rules, of course,
we can’t all just loose
the run of ourselves completely,
but we don’t have to all
row the same narrow channel
either.
The sea is a dangerous place
with rip tides and sandbanks
and approaching storms,
so before you set off
arm yourself with knowledge,
and a bit of cop on.
Then sail until you find your feet,
so to speak, and learn then
how to set your own course,
how to steer your own ship,
and let no one else ever tell you
how to float, your own boat.
copyright Roisin Duffy