Sailing Partners

May I be honest?
This being the question I posed to you.
I sat sipping my coffee, you with nothing to show for the occasion looked on expectantly... or so it seemed.
"Yes! Please do." your eyes seemed to say.
Yet you spoke no words.
For some reason in this strange world our courses have passed.
And for the time being it seems that we are charting a course together.
Two captains navigating their ships through this dark gloomy world.
We are the most unlikely pair in this world.
Or so we seem to think.
I couldn't stand you, and you disliked my face.
But as we passed that one night it seemed that you saw me in a different light, as I did.
More than just another ship.
A possible friend, a partner in crime if you will.

Our loads are similar.
Our starting ports are the same.
To whom we pay allegiance is the same King.
Unfortunately our destinations are slightly different, or so it seems.
It seems that neither is willing to change their course.

Perhaps its to much to ask.
Would you change your course and join me in my cruise in these gloomy waters for a a period longer?
......

Hang on my mug is empty I need to refill it.
If you are still here when I return, I recon the answer is "yes".

I'll be right back.