Pirate

I lost all pieces before I had time to think

About the losses that led me to this

This fire burns with a colour I failed

To protect and hide before the kingdom parade

I mark down chores I kept for yesterday

It’s called being burned out but that’s not the way

It’s simple to say to change your life

This ain’t Aladdin to rub your lamp

We are broken when born and will remain the same

Unless we mend the damages we gave

The scars remain as reminders of a bigger win

That ended up a defeat but we know it within

Curtains have been drawn to hide the light

We were long lost in people

We didn’t even recognise

Scrolling aimlessly through rubbish news

It’s not our fault that we are stuck

To a Universe far unknown

I never know what comes out

Of a sudden bliss of writing a verse

Ideas fight to vomit it’s soul

On a canvas keeping up with the glee

We never know the secrets we hold

It’s farther down than we thought it was

Rummaging through wastelands

Looking for treasures

That’s already in you

With values doubled