The Great Captain has gone insane
lashing at the sea with all his might
as thunder echoes and lightning strikes
will he be forever lost?

Dejected souls stand the shoreline
awaiting answers that will never come
feel the rain upon the face
for its the only truth that still exists.

The lighthouse keeper has fallen asleep
the light diminishes with each wave
those seeking shelter from the storm
are impaled upon the rocky shore.

Voices scream into the darkness
the captain continues his quest
as violent the storm, so too is his wrath
that leads him into the soulless abyss.

Warnings from the crow’s nest fail
darkness swallows the souls onboard
the helm has sunk beneath the waves
as the albatross takes to the sky.

Songs of warning written in tongues
moral stories told to our young
careful of the ship you step upon
for the lighthouse keeper sleeps in silence.

Author Michael Plante
Image: Shipwreck 1772 by Claude-Joseph Vernet
used without permission.