Voyage of the leaky craft

Voyage of the leaky craft                                                                                 
 
It’s never been watertight – my little boat.
I’ve spent a lifetime patching, caulking, plugging.
 
Painted in bright colors it looks splendid
out on the open seas.  People can’t guess
 
the effort involved in keeping it afloat,
though some have noticed
 
the chronic absence of anyone at the helm.
My Lord is urging me to stop bailing –
 
let it flood, let it sink and as captain
dutifully then go down with the ship,
 
settle myself and my leaky little vessel
snugly on the floor of the ocean vast.
 
O child of God, you are a quaky seafarer,
a timid old salt afraid of the water.