The Sea Of Salvation

In a boat on the sea of salvation,
a man rowed with steady dedication,
his oars slicing through the briny deep,
Guiding him onward, no time to sleep.

But suddenly, from beneath the waves,
Came the mighty wale of guilt, a slave
to the past, to the mistakes he'd made,
to the regrets that never fade.

The man's boat was rocked by the force
of the wale, felt its remorse
filling his heart, weighing him down,
threatening to make him drown.

Holding on tight to his oars,
summoning strength from his inner stores,
pushing back against the wale's hold,
determined to reach his goal.

And so he rowed, with all his might,
through the day and into the night,
until the wale grew faint and small,
and he knew he had overcome it all.

The man emerged from the sea of salvation
A new man, forged through dedication,
stronger for having faced his guilt,
and rowed on to his destiny, rebuilt.

Roger Smith
April 2023