this boat’s name is
dependency.
you were
the one
who built it.
and you were
the wave
beating
against it.
strong and stern-
unforgiving and
non-discerning.
you spent years
lapping it up
little by little.
carrying pieces of sand-
and me-
away.
and then!
you jumped ship
and said
it was because
it felt so nice
to be
needed.