Is this a good poem? Not really. Am I proud of it? You bet I am.

A 'ship' is a boat to sail across the sea

To 'ship' is to send something from you to me

'Shipping' is the box holding anything from glue to keys

But my favorite 'shipping' is none of these.

A 'ship' is a red string that binds someone's fate

It's Aphrodite's apple sitting on your plate

It's frustration of being stuck in one place

It's the worm that you bite, even knowing it's bait.

To 'ship' is to delight in the relationships of others

Best friends or siblings, but most often lovers

To stick with them throughout their toils and troubles

To not believe when someone says 'they just seem like brothers'.

To 'ship' is to hear Cupid's arrow in flight

When they talk to each other, when they laugh and they fight

It's the pure joy of reading fanfiction at night

The curiosity of a cliffhanger, the 'Okay, I'll bite'.

To 'ship' is to feel someone's feelings quite strong

To squeal when they kiss−and giggle when they kiss for too long

To cry when they die and facepalm when they're wrong

To laugh when they're happy and to sing their song.

To 'ship' is to be on the edge of your seat

To feel the same spark that they do when they meet

To feel when it sails that your life is complete

To feel between them the tension and heat.

It's not even just about characters−though we love them, it's true!

It's protecting other readers and commenting 'me too!'

It's someone misreading something and everyone cringing. Ooh.

It's someone reading what you've written when you're feeling blue.

A 'ship' is a boat to sail across the sea

To 'ship' is to send something from you to me

'Shipping' is the box holding anything from glue to keys

But my favorite 'shipping' is none of these.