Captain's Last Meal
One piece of bread,
I dip it in the salty soup
And bring it to my mouth
Eat I say to myself
Eat
For those who jumped out of the ship
One more piece in the soup
Eat for those who did not
A bite of the sweet corn
For my wife
And son
Who will wait forever
For a dead captain
To come home
One little sip of the soup
And There is water till my knee.
Unhurried and steady
The sea gives me time
to finish my meal
I take the last sip of the soup
As my ship sinks
With the dead crew
And a vain captain.
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