Oh Captain, Good Captain: Part I
I once knew a sailor
Who made trade as a tailor
So funny a man was he
Stern sinewy arms
Eyes cradling five alarm
A fierceness is all that remains
While stitching the cloth
His mind thick with thought
That milky white skin of beyond
Such anger he bred
Left with needle and thread
Only the sand kept him solid
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Author's Note
Poems I had published a few months ago. I had the sea on my mind and a Lifetime movie in the background. Watching Lifetime movies can either bring out the best writing, or the worst...
First of five.
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