Friends

Friends.

The captain and I sat in a café
he had been fired for being nearsighted
I for only knowing how to cook
Irish stew, which was odd since
I’m not Irish


The captain had been offered a job
on a Panamanian ship, they don’t
mind if the captain is a bit blind as
long as he can navigate.


The captain was sad, there was no
job for me on his ship, he had bought
me a cookbook and promised to ring
as soon there is a vacancy