Ghost Ship

like the

Flying Dutchman

cast about

the oceans

tortured souls

unable to land

come to port

complete the journey

unrequited

unable to complete

the circle

the journey

to be as one

not to be

as two

thoughts and

emotions

crash the seas

the mantra repeats

can not have

what is not

attainable

what if it is true

the highest mountains

the deepest seas

stand between you

it is not worth the effort

it can not be

no sacrifice too great

but to no avail

Don Quixote

jousted at windmills

laughed at

delusional

he didn't win

like a lovesick boy

in school

heart set

on the prettiest girl

not to be

why do men

do what they do

brain doesn't

get in the way

logic spock

too human

heart gets in the way

doesn't need to

make sense

she reads

thoughts undone

space and time

allows one to

reach out

or brush away

there will be

another

or two or three

sameness

closeness

not to

be there

bruised

and

bewildered

should have

known better

why did I try

doddering old fool

taken as I am

true to thy self

accept or reject

chips

fall as they may

owed nothing

by other

emotional

outburst

a cleansing

not complete

bury into the

ground

this too shall pass

just a man

to survive

the saying

just friends

not lovers

my ghost ship

journeys on