Original Poem: Burning Ships

So the idea for this one came from the title of For KING & COUNTRY's new album, which was released in August of last year. The album was titled Burn The Ships. The song "Burn the ships", for which the album was named, talks about different addictions, using the idea of burning the ships as an analogy for being unable to go back once you cut the ties from something so toxic. My poem is not inspired by the words of the song, so much as the title. I think the idea of burning ships is a really interesting and artistic concept. Also in my case, the concept takes on a completely different meaning. Enjoy!

Burning Ships
At the edge of the ocean I stood, aghast,
as orange flames shot up the mast.
The hull, which had been scrubbed 'til it flashed,
was slowly turning into ash.
All the rigging engulfed in fire,
from afar looked to be glowing wire.
The sails on their frames collapsed and broke free,
and blazing canvas met roaring sea.
All this I watched from the nearby shore.
moist eyes wide in silent horror,
as the once stunning vessel became no more.
Now only a ghost of it's former self.
All that was left was burned out shell.
One final sigh of life it gave,
before descending into the waves,
and coming to rest in an undersea grave.
Splinters of debris washed up on the land,
as the sun finally rose and I sat on the sand.
This is all that is left, it seems.
Just broken thoughts and spiraling dreams.
Far in the distance, more fires ignite.
Their glows become stronger as day turns to night.
A mind can be stretched 'til it finally rips,
and all that is left is burning ships.
Burning Ships all rights reserved. T. Cwanek 7/16/18

Original Poem: Untitled

Yep, it's another poem. I never really knew what to call this one. It's not really a poem either, it's more like one long stream of consciousness. This is the first thing I wrote in my new notebook, and it's from July of last year. Hope you like it!

Untitled
Wouldn't it be cool if the stars had thoughts?
Like they've watched everything that happened since God created them.
They are the only ones to have witnessed all of history besides God himself.
Everything.
What kind of conversations would they have?
Probably about how foolish humans are.
We're simply not that smart.
And the stars would know, of all things.
Because they would have watched history repeat itself over and over and over again.
They would know better than anyone that humans never learn, never change.
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.
maybe the stars would talk of how they could help us.
If there was any way to break the vicious cycle.
Or maybe they don't care at all.
They are the more superior life forms after all, so why should they care about any of us anyway?
I think I might like to be a star.
I wouldn't worry about the humans on Earth, or any of the other planets.
Let them figure they're own problems out.
No, I would be content to just hang in the sky, not a care in the world.
Glowing.
Untitled all rights reserved. T. Cwanek 7/9/18 

Like I said, I have no idea what this is, but all the same, I hope it was fun to read!

The Update's Update

Welp. Didn't make any good on that promise did I? Sorry guys. I even missed this blog's 1 year anniversary, not that I've posted all that much over the last year. I kinda suck at this whole "sticking to a schedule" thing. Anyway, I guess this is just kind of an update from the update. Yes, I swear I'm still here. And now that I have a little more free time (at least for the next few weeks) I should be posting at least a little bit more regularly. Sooooo yeah I guess that's all I have to say.