The Anchor and the Little Boat

I was the anchor to your boat. I kept you still while the force of the waves pulled at you. Nothing could move you because I was there; nothing could hurt you because I was with you. But you cut the chain and let me down into the abyss of the cold and dark waters, alone. When the storm came, your boat churned and split and raged and soared and spun and dived and rocked and broke. You called for me, but I was drowning under the weight of the sea. You cried my name, but the roar of the hurricane was all I heard. And the clouds cleared. Your boat swayed with the movements of a lost and crippled child without a home. And the anchor you longed for was at the bottom of the ocean, playing with the fish.

Author's Note

Not that brilliant but ehh, it meant a lot to me when I wrote it.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

This poem moves along very smoothly, in spite of the extreme emotions it holds. Your quite short sentences give a sense of urgency which surprisingly finishes with those few last words, 'the anchor .. .. .. .. was .. .. .. playing with the fish. " For or to me, that's suggests a shrug, a calmness as if you are at last released and free to.. play. Great writing, a touch of fantasy with the occasional metaphor thrown in which means care for the subject!

[Gabriel Enrique Montano]

Thank you so much for reading and leaving a review! I completely agree with the comment about the calmness of the last line. For me, I see it as the anchor being hurt by the cutting of the chain, but given time, he gets better and moves on while the boat experiences the opposite: gradually her situation becomes worse with the storm and she regrets her decision. (My choice of pronouns here relates to the situation which inspired me to write the poem, not how you should interpret it.) Again, thank you so much for reading!

[emmajoy]

My true pleasure. :)

[Zugzwang]

I enjoyed this poem and liked the metaphor of the boat and the anchor. I think it suited the topic well. Comparing the boat's movements to those of a crippled child was powerful for me. Good job.

[Gabriel Enrique Montano]

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Quill]

it is actually pretty brilliant though i could use this poem to relate to a lot of events in life

[Gabriel Enrique Montano]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment.
This poem fits well with past relationships, I feel. That's what I was thinking of while writing it. I'm curious as to what other meanings people could take from it as well.

[Quill]

well you and i are "on the same boat on this one", so to say, i also related this one to relationships among friends