My Poem

Life is an ocean.

 Sometimes smooth,

other times rough.

But with a dependable boat that can sail,

 even the roughest seas are manageable.

My family is a seaworthy boat.

My dad is the mast,

sturdy and supportive.

Always supporting me in sports and in academics.

He’s strong,

 and I know I have the ability to lean on him if I need him.

My mom is the hull.

 She protects me from the violent seas of life.

Without her protection,

 sailing through life wouldn’t be as smooth.

We traveled through some rough times changing schools,

but she protected me through the switch.

My sister is the glue used to clutch the boat together.

She holds the family together

 by helping out with problems.

Without her,

my family could never stay afloat.

The guiding part of the boat,

 I’m the tiller.

I guide the boat to its destination.

Without the tiller,

the sailor could not control the boat on the sea of life.

I steer my family in the right direction

in dreadful and stressful times.

Life is a smooth sailing boat

 if all the right parts work and function together.

                                                                   Lucky for me,

                                     I’m surrounded by all of the working parts

                                   necessary to travel in the terrible rough seas.