Sailor John

from Night Library Demos by dzuls

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She left him in the night
Stranded him on the foggy shore
Lost in the evermore
Oh, poor Sailor John

He slipped through the crack of dawn
Upon a midnight ship
Time cracks its demon’s whip
On, poor Sailor John

He grasped at its glow
He drowned in its hope
The sunset, a cruel joke

He’s crashing with the waves
Too brave to save himself
Too far to cry for help
Oh, poor Sailor John

He thought he heard her voice
The deck cracked and tore apart
Water filled his broken heart
Oh, poor Sailor John

He grasped at its glow
He drowned in its hope
The sunset, a cruel joke

His soul has run ashore
Between a pair of docks
Charon's ferry rarely stops
Not for Sailor John

His brain is filled with brine
Heart logged with brackish sea
Sirens sing sweet melodies
For poor Sailor John:

Here lies Sailor John
He’s ebbing with the tide
Lost at sea for years, maybe more
Bereft of his fair bride

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from Night Library Demos, released September 19, 2016

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