Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Strapped to the mast

It is my dream
To watch as they flee
Seeing my enemies fall before me
But I cannot sleep
For days ocean waves
Have ripped across the deck
To the sea of torment I've been cast
Yes I was a bad man
I cannot ignore the winds
Or we'll be awash
And a wreck
In the shipyard cemetery 
Roped and tied around the mast
Bound there for my indiscretions
I am guilty, of everything
Everything that they care to let you see
This ship is more than my woman
I care only to take her safely home
My crew has fallen away
Abandoned their mother, in fear
And now I am alone
Facing the murderous storm
Trying to return
To finally atone
For all of my sins