Did the saline Atlantic <br />Devour the skin of your face <br />And all your flesh to expose <br />Your silver colored frame <br />To the oxidizing air <br />Over the long standing years <br />Every boat has a name <br />What did they call you <br />In your sailing years <br />Were you victorious <br />Were you glorious <br />Across the raging waters <br />From coast to coast <br />Did you ferry <br />The poor, the rich- <br />The slave, the master… <br />Did you, one day, sail over <br />The solid rocks or <br />Did Time just run out for you<br /><br />LLM Mbatha<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-an-old-boat-by-the-cape-s-west-coast/
