Boat
Phillip Whitman Elvrum
6. BOAT
I was born
out of nowhere
and back to nowhere
I'll return.
But for now
the river next to the house,
the river inside the house,
and a person's form.
Disconnected and drifting
in my boat.
I built this boat on the shore,
pushed it into the waves
and was born.
In this boat,
blown across the north,
another island appears
and then goes.
Mind only
plus the ocean
and my boat.
There's no way I will be able
to ever step outside of
my boat.