We Threw Our Caution To The Wind

We threw our caution to the wind,

We franticly untied from the port,

And let our white sheets flap against the invisible hand.

And all on board there was food and drink and smoke,

And delicious skin and sweaty irreverent dancing,

And a general air of nonchalance that soaked our blood and lungs with haste.

There was touching and laughing,

And there was singing and card playing,

There was towel cracking and love making.

But below us, there was just sea,

Playful, hurtful, unforgiving sea with no thought of us or fun or television,

Or cigarettes or chewing gum or grocery stores or term papers.

Just sea, carrying us wherever it would, us casually riding its cruel whims,

Wondering where we were going and wanting to go somewhere else,

Not trusting anything or anyone and giving it total control.

 

Reviews

[CHRIS ANDES]

..the title itself speaks of the idea
nice thing to write about
=]

[afra]

i enjoyed reading this one .....good job

[Corset]

wow, I really enjoyed the buoyancy of sailing and the senses it involved, the carefree feeling of just living life on the sea, wonderful write!

[nigrum homonculus]

i like this 1. all of poetry seems to have this vivid image with it every time i read it. i love it. well done.

[Pencrafter]

Your poem appears to relate the revelry of a wild party. It sets up for a drama, with the ocean as the antagonist or evil enemy, but then dangles the unfinished story with the last two confusing lines. "Wondering where we were going", the sentence implies they were hoping for a destination. Maybe the destination was a state of mind. "Not trusting anything or anyone", how? Maybe the 'it' was the sea which they gave control to. Anyway, it's food for thought.

[eglantine]

great metaphor poem. Very true of many of my generation--wanting life to lead us--just disapearing in a false security of drink and socializing.

[Emrys Realmskip]

First of all i love the title! But the poem itself is amazing and captivating! Great job!
Keep writing! =)

[Harley (arbiter)]

Nice. For some reason (mabie because its on a ship) this reminds me of "point of know return" by kansas. And yes they spell it know. Cool huh? Great write good visuals. Keep it up

[Coyote Poetry]

"We Threw Our Caution To The Wind"
Good to take down walls of fear. Test life and hope for a good ending. I like the places you took me with good description. A very good ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote