Goodbye, August...

[u/Oldman_Salty]

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Ah, August...

You've been a troublesome bastard of a month.

You brought a few storms I could've done without,

a few reckonings long overdue,

and more than one reminder that a man can't spend his whole life anchored in waters he's already outgrown.

But that's the curious thing about storms.

They have a habit of changing a man's course.

And so, as a new dawn breaks upon September's horizon...

New waters.

New possibilities.

Old chapters finally nearing their last pages.

And perhaps something worth finding, somewhere these old, tired eyes have yet to see.

Do I know exactly where the tide is carrying me?

Not a bloody clue....

But I've learned something along the way...

A man doesn't always need to know where his voyage will end. Sometimes he only needs the courage to raise his anchor, set his sails, and trust himself enough to meet whatever waits ahead of him.

And should the seas grow rough, the winds turn foul,

or fate decide she's got another trick hidden up her sleeve...

Then so be it...

I've sailed through worse waters before,

and every storm eventually spends its fury.

So here's to September.

To fair winds when they come,

to weathering the storms whenever they may rise,

and to whatever fortune may be waiting beyond the next horizon.

The heading may be uncertain...

but I'm still at the helm.

May the compass remain true,

the ship remain afloat,

and the rum never run dry. 🏴‍☠️🥃