Shipwrecked

In the night lost at broiling sea
Dark waters rolling deaf to urgent pleas
Turning desperately to the lee
Troubled by what you may see
Banners flailing against the storm
Mind in turmoil as thoughts are torn
You peer upon the water's edge
To the heavens your life do pledge
Then staring into the distance far
You see a light flickering like a star
Fortunes frown for your hope is marred
By jagged blades beneath the surface scarred
The very integrity of your hull
Wounded as it struggles against Gravity's pull
You gaze out feebly from the mast
As visions fly by of your past
The deck groans as it finally spreads its wings
To make its descent into darkness with its King