vicioustheboat:

1. Set Sail

Vicious the Boat was a wooden boat meant for two.

It had a square sail, a small rudder, and a little cabin in which to sleep in. They had built it a few days afore, and it was time to depart.

“This is it,” he said to her.

“You’ve not left anything?”

“Only memories.”

“Oh, I’m taking those with me.”

He pushed the boat from shore as she stood upon deck, staring towards what was to be left behind. A tear strayed from the puddles that were her eyes. He saw and asked, “Is it for mirth or melancholy?”

“It is for both,” she answered.

Her hand helped him up, and his wiped her cheek. She urged him to change his soaked clothes, but he watched land disappear before he did.

Vicious the Boat was a wooden boat meant for two, and with two aboard, it had set sail to where the winds blew.

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Words by Patrick Vinalay
Photo by Zet Diaz