she knew
she could not abandon ship
amidst the storm
and the storm was relentless
it was there since a long time
and threatened to be there
for much longer duration.
all she could do
was steer the ship
pray as it tossed and toppled.
she was not the captain
the ship was not
primarily her responsibility
but the captain was the drunkard
who’d put the ship
in the path of the storm
in first place.
other crew members
were helpless,
silent observers
too scared
of the wrath
of the drunkard captain.
she could not let the ship sink
because that’s not how she was made
she had her own demons
but despite that she had to
try and keep trying to help
someone else chase their demon.
it was not an easy task
because the other one suffering
was inexperienced and unwilling
to fight the demon on their own
there was only so much she could do;
but she had to keep trying.
Sometimes
she wished to jump ship
and swim ashore to an unknown place
live her life on her own terms
even if it were for a while
but just then -
a huge wave rocked the ship
she lost her footing
and fell, still trying
to steady the other demon’s host
yet again she was forced
to take the wheel and find a way
through the storm
The never ending storm.
All she could do was brave it through
Give her best at the wheel
And try to make it through the damaging storm
and manage to remain undamaged and unbroken
lest the other one depending on her
got consumed by the demon.
the drunkard captain -
blissfully unaware of the storm
continued his drunkard lies
stories of his glory days
and how he captained the ship
despite the betrayal of his crew.
she knew
she could not abandon ship
amidst the storm
no matter what the drunkard captain said
she had to stand tall
face the wrath and
the storm at the same time
fight against her own demon -
stop it from consuming her
and fight for the other one, too.
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