Love and Your Captain

The shell of my heart has been shattered like glass! So many pieces scattered about I feel so alone I wanna shout Still the loneliness remains, it won’t pass My love was like platinum, not like brass But just when I think this love is real, I doubt This love has me punch drunk, like a twelve round bout And so I drown my pain inside a wine glass I’m a fighter. I’ve been through the emotional strain Love can bring the strongest man to his knees But love can also create the strongest man I’m a fighter. I’ve been through the emotional pain And I’m trying to love a woman with such expertise So take my hand and in this love I’ll be your captain! *Written for “A Rambling Poet’s “Italian Sonnet” Contest (My first “Italian Sonnet” ; )