Shipwreck

"Mayday!" I wail in panic and despair.

But who will hear my cries when the ship of the life I’ve made is sinking? Is there a Coast Guard de Coeur? A Heartland Security force to rescue us?

We have been through much turbulence in the past, my Beloved and I, but each new squall weakens the silken threads that bind us to each other. Can we endure yet another?

When the bile-filled waters threaten to drown us once and for all, is there anyone who will throw us a love preserver?

Or is it all over? Are we truly lost?