New Poetry by Bow Campbell

In the Wheelhouse

Kill it with fire

Bury it at sea

The destination 

Never meant that much to me

She sails herself now

She sails of her own accord

I’m in the wheelhouse

And there’s no one else on board

In the wheelhouse

I’m in the wheelhouse

There is a pirate

And he sails the seven seas

He carries cargo

That nobody ever sees

A true believer

And a port in every storm

You lose your anchor

You wake up on the shore. 

In the wheelhouse

In the wheelhouse

I’m in the wheelhouse

And there’s no one else on board

There’s nobody else on board

- © Bow Campbell 2021

Bow Campbell is a musician from Sydney, Australia. He maintains he has no business posting his musings on a poetry blog. But he can’t do gigs due to lockdown, so an old friend suggested he send some lyrics to Bluepepper. In the interests of full disclosure, the editor of this blog is that old friend. Bow is a founding member of the legendary Sydney band Front End Loader, and has worked over the years with many of the greats of the Sydney music scene including Bernie Hayes and Brendan Gallagher. Bow and I have collaborated before with an old band of his, The Impossibles, and plan to do so again.