I Want To Be A Pirate! (A Poem For Children) Poem by Jojoba Mansell

When I grow up,
when I get old.
I'll be a pirate,
brave, fierce and bold.

I'll have a ship,
with the fiercest crew.
I'll have a blue parrot,
I'll call it Blue!

I'll wear a patch,
it'll cover my eye.
From upon my mast,
Jolly Rodger will fly.

My pirate name,
when quietly said.
Will fill many sailors,
full of dread.

I'll be feared,
from coast to coast.
Of all the treasure,
I'll have the most.

But for now,
while still a child.
I'll pretend I'm sweet,
innocent and mild.

I'll pretend to be,
the perfect kid.
Keeping pirate ways,
from my parents hid.

I'll practise piracy,
but only by night.
Teddy will walk the plank
and duel and fight.

For my ship,
a box I'll borrow.
Oh I'll be a pirate…
one bright tomorrow!