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The Whale Watch

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 2 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 117: The Whale Watch

Haven't you read Macbeth, old man?
Though the prophecy promised you'll never die,
It's gonna be bad.

'Til Burnham Wood comes to Dunsinane,
And nothing but hemp can kill you --
Ahab, you're fucking insane.

You hear what you want
Whenever you want it.
You do what you should
Whenever you choose.

Everybody heard Fedallah say:
You're gonna die, you're gonna die.
And Fedallah knows what he's telling you:
You're gonna die, you're gonna die.

Neither coffin nor hearse can be thine --
It's a civilized comfort to be buried inside
That your nature denied.

We can't even call it irony --
He told you that you'll die when the Pequod sinks,
And he said it plainly.

You hear what you want
Whenever you want it.
You do what you should
Whenever you choose.

Everybody heard Fedallah say:
You're gonna die, you're gonna die.
And Fedallah knows what he's telling you:
You're gonna die, you're gonna die.

Haven't you read Macbeth, old man?
Though the prophecy promised you'll never die,
It's gonna be bad.

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 2, released April 1, 2009

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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