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Captain of My Ship

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Captain of My Ship:
By Robin Nederlof.

Sometimes I just float and think.
How could I ever fall so low?
To the bottom my ship will sink.
How much further can I possibly go?

I try to abandon, but it's too late.
Water slowly invades my mouth.
This is meant to be, it's called fate.
Crumbling wood, it sounds so loud.

When I hit rock bottom, what will I feel?
Maybe sadness, loneliness, emptiness or pain.
I guess it's a place that's quite surreal.
Where all of these feelings are the same.

So far, there was always a lifeline.
And even that line will come to an end.
I always said that I would be fine.
But in fact it was never what I meant.

Perhaps, one more time, once more.
You will see me fight and stand tall.
Reaching land, setting foot on shore.
Where once again, I will feel so small.

Coughing up water with a salty taste.
Slowly the light will return to my eyes.
To start again with something to waste.
Breathing new air, breathing new lies.

When my ship is restored and I am sailing again.
I hear the sound of cannon fire coming my way.
Maybe it's my fault, maybe I just don't fit into this plan.
It's the same dilemma, abandon the ship or stay?

For once I should try to flee.
And stop being such a wise guy.
To try something different than the open sea.
Which is too good in swallowing small fry.

I will not load my guns and put all defenses down.
They will be able to enter my boat.
I will not set traps and lower my crown.
So they can realize there is nothing to loathe.

Perhaps then I can put both of my feet on land.
The wind will be blowing another way.
As I move freely through the sand.
In the harbor my ship will stay.
This poem is confusing me, haha...
© 2012 - 2024 Robino
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barananduen's avatar
Great job portraying and conveying feelings and emotion through allegoric imagery... sadness, despair, self-doubt, perhaps a bit of guilt, and finally, resolution... it's quite a trip this poem paints!