A Pirate in Retirement

He’s late-stage Charles Bukowski, Hunching gnome-like over the bar, With weary eyes, and scruffy stubble. It’s sure he must have seen some trouble. But he’s got plenty of cash in his pockets, Along with the keys to a stolen car. He smells of sea air, wet cement, and whiskey. His tattoos could be urban graffiti, Just random tags on ghetto limbs, An ancient, coded treasure map Charting landmarks through the route of his career. He eyes a buxom tavern wench, Who looks wholesome as a menthol cigarette, And orders up another round for them all. The Buccaneers’ Union provides him a generous pension. He’s living his best life ever on a bounty of plundered loot. Avast ye! Let’s drink to the golden years.