Rats

the captain knowing
the said expression
as his ship was sinking
she was going down

and so was he with her
so he knew he must
last and be the last
to sink as a sailor 

releasing
all of his
faithful
sea men
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September 3, 2019 at 8:41 AM
It sounds like the boiler is about to blow!
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