Oh captain, oh captain do you hear the alarms ringing? do you hear the people screaming? do you hear the storm raging, the winds howling, the demons clawing at your door? Oh captain, oh captain, can you feel the waves beating hungry against the hull? can you feel the gravity tilt beneath your feet? can you feel the Sea rising up like the dark of night? Oh captain, oh captain, the Sea is calling for you the Sea is singing for you the Sea is reaching for you the Sea is grasping for you-- Oh captain, oh captain, your ship is sinking, captain. the Sea is claiming your ship as Hers. the Sea is claiming you, too. are you listening, captain? can you hear Her? Oh captain, oh captain, do the waves knocking at your door remind you of the lullabies your mother used to sing? do the winds screaming past remind you of old lovers' fingers caressing your hair? does the water swallowing you up remind you of being six years old and tucked in at night?
oh captain, oh captain, does it feel like coming home? ( j.p. )













