Crow’s Nest

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Upon this perch I rest
Night and day in quest
Of love in a sea of loveless
Waves and tides of hopeless
Motions and emotions that stick
To my heart till it feels seasick

Climb upon the main mast
To the Crow’s Nest fast
For approaching hazards I spy
Deep in my soul not with my eye
But with my heart’s inner radar
It’s my malfunctioning gaydar

Here upon my lookout
It’s hard to reach out
Or to be heard calling ahoy
Sans it sounding like a ploy
Into your bunk and not your heart
Towards the end right from the start

Alone up here I wait
And I self-placate
My heart from the brutal sea of
Heartless men who know not love
Or what it means to hold this post
It is they I pity the most

Upon this perch I rest
Night and day in quest…