With crossed legs
All the way over there
Across the bed, she explains
To him that right now, rather than
Being the wind to her sail –
As he had envisioned –
He was in fact
The mast.

Joseph Rodgers is an emerging poet and writer from North London, with a master's degree in Modern & Contemporary Literature. His poems, essays and reviews have featured in such places as Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Cake Magazine, Empty Mirror and UK Film Review.