O Captain my Captain
O Captain my Captain
Sailing ships around shores in my mind
Weaving in and out billowing sails
Docking only rarely to impart some wisdom from sea spray
Pirate conspiracies and elegant words
A navy woman gone rogue
You never cease to amaze me
You've sank so many ships with libraries full
All their secrets filtered down into waters' depths
Into the blue depths of your depressed mind
Yet you never cease to smile
Great white shark teeth rows and rows
Hiding the scream like a locked treasure chest
Buried deep in mystic waters
O Captain my Captain
You're the wisest, kindest pirate I've met
Defying societal norms by sailing rugged seas
You saw past the ruggedness of our daily lives
You explored our minds to know end
Filling it with the daylight of slam poetry
As well as its sharp, cold razor teeth
You taught us sunken libraries
People frowned upon your education
Women shouldn't captain ships
But when you saw us we didn't think of you as bad luck
And instead of sinking our hole-filled vessels
Long nights rough pasts having to work because our parents were sea titans
You boarded, patched, bucketed our bails of water as we flailed
We were afraid of your knowledge but you were there
Always there
O Captain my Captain
I stand upon my desk and salute you
For even though Robin Williams is gone
You held us through it all
David Bowie and Alan Rickman
Our favorite comedians, actors, people
Like you, our favorite pirate
So don't let your waters bury your blue mind, my Captain
Our vessels sail now
Until you capture your sea legs
We will host your blue mind