TJ Morris/Storiword
Author, Poet and Storyteller
A Poem by TJ
GET OUT OF THE BOAT
SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BOAT
We row our boats as best we can
Waving as we sometimes pass others at a distance
We sometimes stop at a favorite spot
SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BOAT
This is that place that we can feel SERENE
SAFE
ENCOURAGED
That place were we can connect our lives,
and know that we’re living,
and not just surveying
SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BOAT
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If nothing else, but to observe, reflect,
and take a deep breath
CLEAR YOUR MIND!
Row your boat as best you can
In the direction that you have chosen to go
But be observant of that direction
And that you’re not just rowing your boat with most
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BOAT
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DON’T JUST STOP ANYWHERE
Stop somewhere that’s VALUE CREATING AND INVIGORATING
And watch the flow of traffic
Don’t get jammed when you stop
And don’t’ stop because you're tired of rowing
Row your boat as far as you can and JUST REMEMBER
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BOAT!