No, Captain, No

Being stuck on memories instead of moving on.

Times, they change,

they bring the worst pain,

the best joy, is from moving, 

from moment to moment,

I often get stuck in between, 

with nothing to hold on to,

no anchor or lifeboat, 

I sink as a captain this day,

the last words are "remember me as I never was."

They told stories of no more hunger,

the many monsters I slew,

and the empires I've built,

with no question but awe.

I watch from my sunken ship,

breathing in air that is not mine, 

I am legend with a different name,

It could have been mine,

but I was spent,

all my change into one thought.

Now I sit broke with nothing to lose,

but I still wait for the right moment,

that is all story and tall waves,

told by the voices I made up,

and the memories that bound me in chains.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Rafia ~ Yellow Girl]

This poem has so much going on, failure, courage, honor, dignity and the will and power to conquer!
It's a wonderful share!

[II_IV_III_I]

I watch from my sunken ship,
breathing in air that is not mine

This is great! I love it