land, ho.

where are you?
and where did you go
for seventeen days, somewhere lost on the shore?

abandon ship
abandon ship

too many waves are crashing in on this ship.
so abandon it
and watch it sink.
quickly, think:
how many hours does it take for you to come and
rescue me?
SOS
these are signals of distress.
but with your hands full
and your eyes closed,
i can't imagine how you would think of this sinking boat.

seventeen years of water ahead,
with no sign of land, ho.
and it seems to me that i'm the only one
that is watching the sinking boat go slow.
but as the captain,
i am pledged to this ship.
you can scamper off and make a night of it.
if it pleases you
to do so, if it makes you happy to watch a life go slow.
tortured as though,
one can never lay ones head on another good night's pillow.

nothing but sea
ahead of me.
basically, i wish this would be the place you want to be.