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Alone in a raft of contumacyPaddling in an ocean of apathyThrowing out the net.Droplets of salt waterBurn the eyes as passers byForge ahead with unwavering focus.Stubborn discipline in rhythm"Our boats shall not be rocked."One by oneTunnel vision.Two by twoImpermeable banter.Four by fourImpervious rancor.Approach, reproachThen rescind into the distance.Keep surveying impatientlyA connection within oar's reach?Summoning courageOpportunity nourishedPivot the raft like a pacing ocelot.Side to side, back and forthJolt the next boat off course.Buoy of hope appears from on highCentered in the brightest twinkle.Alas, a companion to whether the storm.North star never waiversIt flickers with the same stubborn disciplineIn rhythmOrganize, splish, splashOrganize, splish, splashOrganize, splish, splash.Never pack upNever jump shipMessage in a bottleFellowship.Now a group to construct a sailMethodical, nautical, community.The shore is inevitableIn the slow drift towards the tide.A little elbow greaseAnd shake of gumptionMoonlit sand castles for allOn the horizonCareening off the shorelineJust stay afloat.Written August 2013 in San Antonio, Texas