Ahoy, steemateys! I hope you've been having a great weekend, unlike little old sick me! Being sick, however, opens the possibilities to sit down and really get some creative and academic work done, which is what I've been doing.

A couple days ago I noticed the Shakespeare(-an actor) of Steemit @Chrisroberts was running an English Sonnet competition and, having become really enthralled by poetry recently, I decided I'd give this more complex kind of form a try. With inspiration taken from my constant existential crisis and communism-induced suffocation, I give you:

Man overboard!

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"Abandon ship!", that's what everyone screams.
No time to think, I've heard we must jump ship.
What in the past would have been deemed blaspheme.
Or they, I fear, will from me my life strip.

A sailor here I did become, I did;
With rotten beams and quite weak winds, we sailed.
And we could see the end was near, I did;
My friends, this crew, through squall and calm, we sailed.

We see our ancient mates, they yell, "Ahoy!"
From better ships, where proper captains lead.
Some welcome us, some don't, with flags of joy.
They drift away, if we waste time we'll bleed.

Oh, this sinister end I won't embrace!
Another ship with my strong hands I'll grace!

Afterword

I think this may be my best poem to date (not that there are many, eh?). The reason might just be that my inspiration was true and my love for ships, sailing and pirates blew strong.

I wrote this poem while thinking of my current situation, constantly asking myself whether I should leave and become a barista in Argentina or something like that, or continue my studies in Caracas, risking my life every day just going to and coming from campus, in hopes that the totalitarian "socialist" government eventually goes full Titanic and lets us establish something new, something better.

If you read the poem, you'll see I'm currently leaning towards migration.

Anyway, I hope my verses shall be enough to woo @chrisroberts and land me a win, hahaha!