Training at Ned’s Point, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The lighthouse, white<\/p>\n
washed brick stands<\/p>\n
stark against the matte<\/p>\n
grey, winter waves,<\/p>\n
darker than the leaden<\/p>\n
steel clouds, my breath<\/p>\n
hangs in the air, a puff<\/p>\n
of steam captured in a mask.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It sits, as grumpy old New Englanders do<\/p>\n
cold and silent, watching.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Seagulls dart over the tarnished silver<\/p>\n
surface of the sea, but human<\/p>\n
trash is easier pickings.<\/p>\n
Rats of the Sea<\/p>\n
Ocean pigeons<\/p>\n
Dropping discarded wrappers<\/p>\n
on the rocky beach.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Every Saturday morning, we bow<\/p>\n
to the East, the tides<\/p>\n
silent against the rocks. Boats<\/p>\n
in their moorings sheeted white<\/p>\n
with plastic and snow.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Submerging, the pain is instant.<\/p>\n
An exquisite icy blow<\/p>\n
shocks me alive,<\/p>\n
pins and needles<\/p>\n
more electric than Afib paddles.<\/p>\n
I shake<\/p>\n
red and blue<\/p>\n
dripping on the beach.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Its lines have long since<\/p>\n
smoothed into aesthetically pleasing curves;<\/p>\n
its jagged character flattened.<\/p>\n
Vessels crowd wooden docks,<\/p>\n
glistening, reflecting the polished<\/p>\n
sheen of privilege.<\/p>\n
Quiet and still more often than not.<\/p>\n
I wish I was more<\/p>\n
like the lighthouse<\/p>\n
like the sea<\/p>\n
like the boats.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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