A ship lost at sea, <br />Tossing and turning <br />Amidst the crashing waves. <br /> <br />The Captain stands firm, <br />Erect; He is comfortable, <br />The Ocean is his element. <br /> <br />Foolishness or bravery <br />Drives his actions, just as <br />Cowardice drives his crew below. <br /> <br />The sails, billowing in the wind, <br />Harness Nature's Energy and <br />Force the ship where the Captain wills. <br /> <br />He knows not where to go, <br />Nor from whence he came, <br />but blunders onward carelessly. <br /> <br />The wind grows strong, <br />the mast breaks, the hull <br />splinters in the onslaught. <br /> <br />Water rushes in, the <br />cowards drown; ironic deaths <br />where protection becomes grave. <br /> <br />The captain, now alone, <br />chains hand to wheel, <br />And prepares for death. <br /> <br />He knows that in death, <br />He finds accomplishment, and <br />with that, peace is found. <br /> <br />And so ends the life <br />Of the Captain, his <br />Purpose had ended. <br /> <br /> <br />The waves swallow the ships while <br />Time erases his memory.<br /><br />Bang Boom Boom<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ship-s-captain/
