Anchor

So many anchors, never enough ships.

You were the dreamer

The optimist

The lover

The fighter

Everything I wasn’t

I existed to ground you

To keep you from floating away

To keep you here

You always loved me

And hated me

You never could decide

But I loved you regardless

You came and went 

Came and went

Rocking, never sure

I was the anchor

Sometimes, you forgot me

You sailed away and saw things

Did things

Beautiful things

And I waited for you

The tide always carried you back

Sometimes, you remembered me

I could see your life firsthand

I could be there

And see things, and do things

All those beautiful things

I realize now, they weren’t beautiful things

There were ordinary

You made them beautiful

I’d be your anchor forever

If you’d let me

I promise

You can forget me

You can sail away, and live, and be

But I’ll never forget

I’ll always wait

As an anchor should

Anxious for my ship’s return

A broken anchor

Maybe one day you won’t come back

I’ll wait

And wait.

And finally, the sand and the mud will consume me

You’ll never find me

But I’ll always wait

There is no other ship

There never will be

There are many anchors in this world

Many broken anchors, many perfect anchors

So many anchors, all are the same

But no two ships are the same

Ships are different

You always were

Making ordinary things beautiful

But you could never make me beautiful

So I sank.