change

hooked to
a raft
tied to
a moor
anchored to
an island
towed out to
sea by a ship.
pulled into
the wake
dragged onto
the current
locked in
the channel
rocked by
the incoming waves.
blown by
the proverbial winds
tossed by
the indomitable spirit
ripped like
so many sails
caught on
the winds
of change.

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