Reckless Fury
The waves mount high into the night,
Lightning lashes against their crests.
Alone, I struggle with my might,
The furied storm to best.
I flounder against the raging swell,
Fear growing with the ache in chest.
I had known the danger well,
Had known my little quaking ship
Could not this tempest quell.
It pitched me to the ocean’s grip,
My recklessness to punish
And I in anguish watch it tip
To join the panicking fish.
I fight, determined to complete
The quest that drove my wish,
In life or death my fate to meet.
Unwavering I fight on with fury
At long last when the storm breaks
Will a shore I see?