Martha

Never one to challenge authority, Tom watched as the ship sailed off the edge of the earth. Really now, how could anyone question Tom’s decision? His job was to row, to sweep, to cook. Who was he to question the navigator? And beyond--maybe hope, maybe light, maybe freedom. The stalwart ship might defy rules of society. But those rules Tom abided by, Tom worshipped. What would be, would be on this crystal-clear sea.