Captain O' Captain,
Direct my sail,
Steer me along,
The river of reality.
Wash me up,
On the bank of time,
And rustle my sails,
With far-fetched imaginations.
Captain O' Captain,
Take me along,
Whisk me away.
Knock the wind from my lungs,
And flash beautiful images before my eyes,
Of undying beauty,
Of everlasting joy,
Of all things good,
And all things imaginary.
When the stream of images,
Ceases to flow,
Kill me.
So I don't have to live,
With the realization,
That none of it was real.
Captain O' Captain,
I'm taking a break,
I can't deal with the constant waves.
They've almost consumed me,
And I'm not sure if I can resist much longer.
Find someone else to direct,
I am not worth it,
Not good enough,
And surely you don't care anymore,
Because I don't.
Captain O' Captain,
Stop your tyranny!
I am not yours,
To rule over and dictate!
My vessel will go east,
Though you say west.
I don't want to sail your way.
I shall fight,
And I shall prevail.
Captain O' Captain,
I see land,
I see hope,
I see love,
I feel love,
I love,
You.
Captain O' Captain,
Once upon a time,
We worked together,
We rowed in sync.
Show me those delicious images,
Play for me those soothing sounds.
Let's start over.
We shall continue our course as one.
Captain O' Captain,
Love me so,
With a tender hand,
To guide me along.
Captain O' Captain,
Feel the breeze,
The ticklish touch,
Of time creeping near.
Captain O' Captain,
My time is up!
Captain O' Captain,
Tell me one last tale.
Captain O' Captain,
I am yours no more.
