the ship is sinking

it is abandoned!

the ship is sinking

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rats

desert the ship first

but lo!

YOU?

THE CAPTAIN!!!!!!

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the sun is shining----so?

the day is fine and heavenly-----so?

the SHIP IS SINKING!

will there not even be

"goodbye"--?

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is all love gone?

are the children here for suffering?

is death beckoning
with such allure?

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rats

desert the ship

but oh captain

it is hard so very

hard

to see you

in the life boat

moving to shore