Flipping the Status Quo Script Upside Down
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 12 years.
Woke up this morning and was on top of the world
Queen of the castle and master of the domain
All that pleasantly powerful aphrodisiac type stuff
Getting a rush of adrenaline bossing underlings around
Delicately, of course, because no mutinies will be had
On this particularly bountiful ship full off treasures
Tired of being the one everyone turned to sometimes
Especially when something went wrong with the ship
One questionable turn of the wheel made a promising trip
An unredeemable disaster; especially if the island had nothing
To offer except worthless seashells and empty coconuts
Sadly, was ready to pass the responsibility torch to someone else
Tired of getting yelled at by more experienced crew members
Looked eager to replace you or throw you overboard after another bad move
Confidence and desire to bark out orders like a drill sergeant faded away
Buffed out by too many mistakes and feelings of self-doubt
Quickest flame out in the history of being captain
Top of the mountain one minute; and fish food the next
No in-between in the cutthroat world of existence on the high seas
Where the water was choppy and the mood was downright lethal
Considered upsetting the apple cart and start a voluntary rebellion
Jump overboard and swim into complete oblivion
Live on a deserted island where responsibility was only a one person job
Laughed it off as a moment of depression and impulsive folly
Wondered when life became a moment of famine instead of a feast
Angered by the fact that this captain was more fowl than the hunter
Something to be placed on someone's dinner table if they weren't too careful
Or mounted on a fireplace as if they were a decorative trophy
A prize for being the last one standing in a battle of wills and bullets
Time to reach the end of this dubious journey of a day
Go to sleep and begin again with a hopefully clearer frame of mind
A pointless Wednesday filled with clouds and mixed emotions
Good night, world. Time to start over from the ground up.