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(The Art of Escaping)
He's just a nobody
A piece of dust or dirt
Swimming around a world
Far too big for him
Sure, he has dreams,
But who pays attention to those?
(Certainly not him)
.
He's just a boy
Unfortunate with cicumstance
Trying to survive
He might put his dreams on hold,
But that's not a crime, is it?
(He hopes it doesn't ruin him)
.
It isn't until
Another boy
Not much older than him
(Though he acts like a child)
Comes along
Talking about escaping
And following his dream
To be King
And he tells the other boy
That escaping
Making it out to follow his own dream
Is impossible
.
Then he wonders:
What happened to him?
Where's the kid
Who'd grip a bedsheet around him shoulders,
And pretend it was a coat for the marines?
(Since when did he start thinking
His dream was impossible?
.
When the other boy hit's him on the head,
Saying he doesn't like people
Who are weak or cowardly
Despite the pain
('Cause this kid punches hard)
He has to agree
(Nothing makes him happier
Than the moment
The boy- the pirate- drags him off
Talking about how he'll be a marine)
.
When he was a kid,
And someone asked him what he wanted to do in life,
He'd say 'Become a marine' very softly,
Just in case they were pirates
.
When he was older
And stuck on that ship
He thought was going to be his grave
If someone asked him what he wanted to be
When he got older
(Not that any one of that hellish crew
Would ever care enough
To ask)
Then he would've said 'Nobody'
Because that's exactly what
He thought he would always be
.
A little later, if someone asked him,
He would've said 'A marine'
Because a boy- a friend- had saved him
Helped him escape a life he never thought he would
But it'll be a little while
Before he can truly exchange white bedsheets
For his dream
(He's not quite there yet,
But he's closer than ever)
.
Now, if someone asked him
What he wanted to be
He'd say 'Nothing'
Because if they were talking to him
Standing at his side
Then they could see
His white coat
And the ship he's on
Then they'd know
He's become a marine
.
Now, for the sake of his comrades
His friends (marines and pirates alike)
And himself,
If someone asked him what he wanted to do,
He'd say
'Get stronger'
(Because he is not a nobody anymore,
It's his dream,
And nothing is impossible)
.
An old friend taught him that