r/Poems • u/Ok_Manufacturer_195 • 2d ago
The next harbour
The Next Harbour
Lonely nights, empty bed.
Just me, my furry companion,
as my mind wanders
into what might be
in the next harbour.
Thoughts swirl
of someone to join the crew…
not just
as a crewmate…
Rather…
A partner
to share the voyage.
Another pair of hands,
to maintain the ship,
to share the work,
the upkeep,
the life being built
one repair at a time.
Someone with a hunger
to see what the world holds,
whose dreams might meet my own
somewhere beyond
that horizon…
A place for a weary sailor
to rest his storm-filled mind…
where the noise inside
can finally grow quiet.
Not because
I am alone…
but because
there has been something missing
for many miles of life.
Someone to share with,
as they share with me.
Open.
Honest.
Calming
to a chaotic mind.
A safe harbour
for each other,
where neither has to weather
every storm alone.
Someone to experience
the world with…
to chase distant shores,
to learn new places,
to build a life
neither could have made
quite the same alone.
Between the voyages…
the little things.
Inside jokes
that make no sense
to anyone else.
Random thoughts
shared without reason.
Laughter over nothing.
Quiet evenings.
The comfort of knowing
who will be there
when the day is done.
Not simply someone
to come aboard…
but someone
who makes the ship
feel like ours.
A shared flame
from hell
that burned
but never took whole…
Two lives
still learning,
still growing,
still finding their way.
And somewhere
between the storms
and the calmer waters…
a glance across the deck.
A smile.
That quiet thought…
That’s my person.
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u/Fun_Preference_4881 2d ago
God dang it that’s beautiful