...
(The Art of Sacrificing)
Out of all the things
To seriously hurt him
He never expected a sea king
Next to a peaceful island
In the weakest sea
.
Maybe he did bemoan the loss of an arm
(He tells his crew
It's because you can drink faster with two
But really, come on,
It's his arm)
But he also knows he'd do it again
Just like all the important things in life
.
Jumping into the water
To save a boy who couldn't swim
Was 90 percent instinct
And 10 percent thought out
Because one tenth of his brain
Sees his former captain
When he looks at this boy
.
(They don't really act alike,
But then again, he never knew his captain
As a five year old,
But the boy does talk about freedom the same way
And this is how he always imagined him as)
.
When the kid cries over his bleeding arm
(Or lack of one)
He is surprised
Because 90 percent of his brain just caught up
With what he'd done
And he doesn't regret it
Something he thought only his captain
And nakama
Could ever do
.
(This boy is something special)
So he takes his most beloved treasure
Off his head
And places it on the boy's
Because no one every made him feel like this
Since his captain, years ago
.
He feels a little empty
Without a reminder on his head
So he drinks a bit too much that night
But in the morning
With a splitting headache
And tumbling vision
He finds
He still doesn't regret it
.
Years later,
When he sees the poster
Brought by a grumpy swordsman
Who looks a little too interested
To call indifferent
(Something about a swordsman with potential)
He laughs and thanks the world
That the idiot didn't fall into the sea
(Not that he expected that, anyway
That boy is something special)
.
He left one tenth
Of his world with that boy
Along with a whole arm
He never expected to lose
Yet still he finds
He's incredibly happy
And knows his captain
Would've been proud
.
(That boy is something special)