The
boatman rows his boat
Along
the river of calm water
In
the evening sunset
The
sky of colours
A
working class woman waits
To
cross over the other side
She
waves to the boatman
He
rows quickly to her
She
hops to the boat
The
boatman rows away
The
calm river glides it away
She
sits on the wooden seat
The
boatman looks at her
“You
are new here?”
The
woman nods her head
“You
have friends waiting for you?”
The
woman never says
She
holds on to her thought
The
boatman never wants to intrude
For
a while the boat flows along
Midway
of the river
The
sky turns dark
The
boatman rows on quickly
The
river begins to change
The
strong wind caressing through
Brushing
them and the boat.....
The
choppy water begins to rock the boat
The
woman getting scared by it
“You
better put your safety jacket
It
is for your own good just in case”
The
woman puts it on and smile
“You
shouldn't feel afraid”
The
boatman rows his boat
The
strong waves swaying it along
The
calm water changes direction
The
boatman rows on steadily
It
seems ages on the river
Then
the strong wind disappears
The
calm water stay
The
boatman rows on confidently
The
woman shivers
She
can't understand why
She
eyes the calm river
She
sees crocodiles
“Do
you see the crocodiles?
Are
we safe now?”
The
boatman laughs
“The
crocodiles are the bodyguards”
The
woman looks surprise
“I
don't get you uncle?
Are
we safe with the crocodiles?”
“They
don't bite you”
The
woman isn't convince
She
is afraid of the crocodiles attack
She
has read so much about it
“If
you are confident, you will be safe”
The
boatman rows his boat
The
crocodiles float along the river
The
boatman whistles his familiar melody
The
crocodiles all disappear from sight
“Animals
know the rules
When
you lose your confidence
The
animals will attack you
It's
their nature and they know it
Like
us when we are weak
We
will be bullied every day
You
see it in schools
You
see it in the work place
We
must have the confidence
Even
in the extreme situation
Believe
in your ability
Stay
on course there will be changes”
The
boat docks at the jetty
The
woman climbs out
She
walks a few steps
Turn
around “thank you uncle”
Then
she sees the boat disappears
Into
the sunset mist the boatman is gone
She
is surprise and rushing down the steps
She
stands there for a long time..
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