I Sailed The Ocean

As I sailed upon the ocean, Deciding if I should settle down In love I want to drown, That was my final thought and emotion. Around the world I have sailed, As I searched for myself a mate Honestly and loyalty was my bait, Those wants and needs I deeply inhaled. I want my lungs filled with lust While I am reaching and gasping for life I want a wife As I feel the wind's gust. There I saw her at the Marina's port, While on my barge on that day it docked My heart was beating fast my eyes locked, She, would be my final loving cohort. I then took her by her soft sweet hand, To each other we swore everlasting love That vow heard only by God above, As we stood upon sacred dry land. Having her as mine I began to gloat, Finding the woman who someday would be my spouse We would share the same life and house, Then I saw her boarding another boat. She had sailed the ocean many times before, Every man told me about her lips She was the mistress of many ships, She was a siren and a temptress I again swore. So, now as I think and ponder to myself, As I look out upon the mighty unforgiving sea She was never meant for me, But, she was meant for everyone else. Randy L. McClave