Honestly, it's hard not to agree with the pirate's point: If the people wanted their riches back, they should go and take them. Sure, if we all acted like pirates, life would descend into complete anarchy. But at least the pirate's way is simple and straightforward, you want something, you take it or die trying. The narrator seems to be content with his life, he seems to have a great time actually. And that makes me want to say 'Screw it!' and be a pirate too. There is something incredibly appealing about the pirate lifestyle in stories, even though reality is often disappointing. You've captured the carefree nature of the pirate really well, he'll just go wherever the sea takes him. Btw, glad you're back, I missed listening to your poems.

@squirerichard2710

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks (Didn't realize it'd been that long since the last one. It's funny how one week suddenly three out of nowhere.) I think to some degree, pirates were a resultant middle finger extended to society at the time, which left little option for a great many people to make an honest go of life, compounded by opportunism of course... and Bartholomew Roberts may have been having a mid-life crisis. An easy source of romantic whimsies is the pirate's life, or even not, the idea of spurning the world and stealing things is hard not to like.