We always knew you'd wind up the captain of a
slew of banana boats. Perhaps it
was the captain's hat and the perfectly pressed slacks you were born wearing.
We always knew we could count on you to navigate through rough waters or
through that gelatinous mass you called "home." There were days we thought you'd never come
back, and there were days. The kind that make you feel like you've been
put through a meat grinder, so that you just say, "That was a day."
Your tiny captain's hat was always a point of reference for us. It soothed the
nerves just to look over and see you checking your compass, polishing your
brass bell, & seeming to mean more with each gesture than humanly possible.
We hope you set aside some of your profits to pay your quarterly taxes. We rely
on you to be the responsible one, as an anchor or as ballast for our days. Even
watching you in your high chair arranging bananas into boats, we knew you'd
save us, and perhaps, one day, even accompany us through the Straight of
Gibraltar, over the Panama Canal, and perhaps even into the Red Hook Harbor
where we'd celebrate your seemingly confident captain's demeanor by peeling the
bananas you so bravely delivered to the city of our belongings. Ahoy,
Cap'n! Thanks for dropping by and delineating
the factors that are relevant to your joy.
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