Ghost Ship

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It’s a ghost ship, sailing on the sea
Quite cheap, not as beautiful to see
Than a beautiful lady who every pirates desires
To have in their miserable time with..some wines

They’re carrying a malediction, forming some kind of seduction
But they’ve got so much sadness, bringing only a barrel of..emptiness?!
“Where is all the alcohol? Oh .. It’s true, it’s useless
Damn it, why are we all skeletons and ghosts!”

“We’re only healed by pain, we’re harsh like cold rain
If only we could drink any bottles, sadly there is none..left
Anyway we don’t have any throat, neither can we pee
It’s an infinity road, where we can’t be free…”

“We are so bored, could we have some awards?
Like seeing if eating some feelings could heal our curse?!
Please someone help us to clear our hesitations and frustrations
About our loneliness in this darkness with the cure!”

“Cap’tain, our wishes has been heard! There is a stranger!”
“Oh really? Time to have some fun, unleashing our angeeeeeer!”
All by himself, he wants to steal their wealth
Not believing the old legend, he follows his obsession

Never thought the specter were true, he adventures in this lieu
“Now we can devour him, finally drinking...pain!”
‘Wha..what was that? What’s happening to me?!’
“It’s not working?! Not healing us?! Is he too disgusting?!”

‘Who are you?! Who the fuck are you all?!
“Well, we’re ghosts and there is some skeletons friends..”
‘Am I becoming mad, I don’t want to end here, it would be so sad..’
“Didn’t you know the story about us? If not, we could discuss!”

“Oh he fainted, he surely wasn’t a saint..
Guess he’s going to die because of his heart, let’s give him a fresh start
What do you say Cap’tain? Don’t say anything, I know your answer in your brain
All humans that died on this boat joined us, like me in the good old past when I was trussed up”

‘Oh, it was a dream!’
“Actually no, it’s a nightmare!”
‘..Ghosts?! My..my corpse! Nooooooooo..!’
“Welcome on board new pair, thank you for your care!”

And that’s the end of this sad tale, where there isn’t any ale
Now you know that bad things can’t reverse back any sins
But they surely understood that sometimes the last best thing you can do
Is accepting all kind of peoples in your crew

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© Anthony Grenier – 27 Novembre 2018