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what of it?

the bard wonders if there is

an ending to this story

that could classify it

in the genre of love

wants to ask the captain

but knows deep down that

he needs nothing more than

a ship upon the sea

good rum in a sturdy flask

and a body to hold on

the coldest of nights

and the bard can appreciate

the simplicity of those needs

but, he wants to ask the captain,

what about wants?

because, you see, the bard

he is full of wants

practically overflowing

with all this wanting

arguably more of a yearning

but that’s really just a matter

of semantics he’s choosing to ignore

and this is already a love story,

isn’t it?

even if the two characters don’t

kiss and live happily ever after

besides, the bard thinks,

there is not much material

in the monotony of being

constantly content

because, there are wants

and there are needs

like a poet and a bard needing a muse

and a captain wanting to be held

by something other than the sea

and that’s enough of an ending

at least as far as the bard

is concerned