Sailing the Uncharted Waters of Your Life
By Don Iannone

Sail gently
...into the uncharted water
...of your life.
Let the waves of passion
...carry you beyond
...the horizons of knowledge--
bringing fresh new self-understanding.
Dive the depths--
beyond the barrier reef
...you call your life for now.
Trust the gods of the sky
...to tell you things about the water
...that the water can never tell.
Then listen as the gods of the water
...whisper secrets darker than
...the pitch black sky
...causing you to shudder deep
...in their steel cold clutches.
Watch for the signs
...as you pass from the light
...to the darkness
...and back to the light again.
Prepare for the storms
...ravaging hearts and timid sailors
...capsizing their hopes and dreams
...never again to re-emerge.
Batten down your life hatches
...as the storms come
...but re-open them
...when the skies have cleared.
When you feel you've gone too far
...cut yourself some slack
...and let your ebb carry you back.
Let your soul rudder you
...in the direction of your dreams
...but don't trust them
...unless tried by self-knowledge.
Remember always
...the wind is your friend.
Respect her
...dance with her
...but never under-estimate
...how she can forever change
...the waters of your life.