Wolf Israel

For Jane Cooper

The Boat

gives you a second chance
& you know how to take it
It is the story of your life
in which all is forgiven

You believe because she tells it
in such a wooden voice
You believe when she tells you
that no one will be left behind

No one will be forgotten
& none abandoned
You believe because she tells it
in such a wooden voice

It is the story of your life
in which all is forgiven
& you get a second chance
& you know how to take it