"The Storm" Inspired by Tress of the Emerald Sea:

The Storm

I plead for the rain to stop

or at least lighten.

I attempt to placate the thunder

or persuade it to not yell.

I pray that the lightning will not strike us

or my precious vessel.

But the storm will not be

stopped

placated

or distracted from its target,

its purpose:

sacrifice.

Commanding this stretch of sea,

the storm demands a toll for passage.

I thought I was prepared to pay,

but the sacrifice I am willing to make

is not the sacrifice it wants.

If we are to live,

one must remain

and submit to the waters above and below.