One Last Word And Then Salute Me Poem by Sandra Dodd

Retired Captain
Your demoted
I take the helm
in my life
I take the helm
in my house
I take the helm
when you are around

If you are very nice
and I need you to
you can swab the deck
clean the galley
run some drills
Just not on my ship

You have been thrown
overboard
Lets see how you swim
If you are Marine enough
to on the ship ask for
permission to come aboard

Your not my Captain
Just my da
so lets try to work that out
See if you know how to take orders
when on my ship you board