"The greatest man I never knew
Lived just down the hall
And everyday we said hello
But never touched at all
He was in his paper
I was in my room
How was I to know he thought I hung the moon
The greatest man I never knew
Came home late every night
He never had too much to say
Too much was on his mind
I never really knew him
And now it seems so sad
Everything he gave to us took all he had
Then the days turned into years
And the memories to black and white
He grew cold like an old winter wind
Blowing across my life
The greatest words I never heard
I guess I'll never hear
The man I thought could never die
S'been dead almost a year
He was good at business
But there was business left to do
He never said he loved me
Guess he thought I knew"
--Reba McEntire
-The Greatest Man I Never Knew
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That song inspired me to write a fic about Jack's death a while ago, but I just could never find the right words.... Hopefully this time, the words will come out properly....
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Moving On
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"Captain.... Where to now?" GIbbs' voice floated through the haze of shock that clouded my mind. I was the Captain now. I had to make the decisions, even if that mean leaving.... There was nothing left to do here anyway.
"Ready the ship." I tried to sound comanding, but only succeeded in sounding tired. We'd been on the island for too long already, two weeks. The crew was becoming restless, but I just couldn't bring myself to leave.
The willow swayed gently in the soft breaze. Its weeping branches sweeping the earthen marker. "Captain Jack Sparrow" Three simple words, spelling the name of the greatest man I knew, was burned into the wooden cross that marked the spot where my Captain, my friend, my.... Where Jack.... Lost.
For years he tempted Fate. For years, he won. But now.... now he lost. It's hard to think of him as gone, but he is. He was a great man. And I only hope he'll know that which I never had the courage to say.... That even now I can't admit to anyone but myself....
I whispered my final goodbye into the wind as I set off to the Black Pearl.
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Short and sweet. Alright it's not really sweet, more angsty, but..... Yeah..... As always, Read and Review so I can know what I'm doing wrong and fix it. 'Till next time.....
