heartbreak is one hell
of a muse
and the bard wonders
if the captain
if his captain
is aware of this
that the bard could have
a muse before the captain
is nothing to scoff at
because, really, what kind
of poet would he be
if heartbreak weren’t his
first love?
and there really is a certain
poetry in taking the thing that
plagues you into shaking hands
and forcing it into a shape
that suits you better
maybe the shape of that
heartbreak is you, captain
maybe the shape of that
heartbreak
is you
- Author: Boaz Priestly (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: September 7th, 2020 01:32
- Category: Love
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Comments2
'because, really, what kind
of poet would he be
if heartbreak weren’t his
first love?'
that's speaks to so many, on so many levels - a standout stanza of insight and unvarnished brevity,
brilliant write
Thank you for reading my work, and your kind words. I am quite proud of that stanza, and the poem as a whole.
Now that I've found the Captain I can't get enough of him.......
Myself and the bard agree with you wholeheartedly! The captain is quite fun to write, even more now that he’s become his own character outside of the metaphor of unrequited love he and the bard were originally based upon.
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