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lost ship

I am a lost ship
Floating in the sea
In the ocean, all alone
Without company

I no longer have a captain
And I've lost all my crew
A vast abyss of nothingness
Is my only view

I'm sinking in this ocean
Trying to stay afloat
I throw everything overboard
Desperate to save my boat

But nothing seems to work
And the deeper I go
I'm drowning in this misery
Not strong enough to row

When I slip beneath the waves
And realize I can't swim
The saltwater will fill my lungs
And the world will grow dim

My lungs will gasp for air
But none shall they receive
For this watery grave is a labyrinth
And no soul shall leave

When all has been lost
And the ship is long gone
The dead souls of the ocean
Will sing a mournful song

And if a ship ever veers off course
The souls will be filled with a great remorse

For if a lost ship ever sets sail
The passengers will join their torturous wails