Captain of my ship

I am not the captain of my ship

I am an onlooker

Panicking as I watch it drown

No one to steer it

No star to navigate it

And I stand and watch

The sea is merciless

Endless waves crash

Against the compromised hull

Seagulls peck holes in its sail

And it seems the other ships

Their rides are smooth

They look towards me

Helpless on the shore

And ask why I can't, won't

Control my ship

And I look on

Stranded on the shore

All I can do is watch

My ship slowly crash