Thursday, August 12, 2021

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. 



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