I walk among the pirates of the ages <br />and act on their politics of crime, <br />I reap the talents of my adventures <br />and take what is not mine; <br />behind the curtains of the stages <br />rehearsing with legends of my kind <br />their gluttonous improvisations <br />have raised my crossed swords high.<br /><br />Captain Cur<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crossed-swords/