Heart go thump under vest. People hide best shiny in chest? Heh. Gimmie find out. Spyglass up! Black flag high! Catch that ship before pass by! Swing on rope! Boot hit deck! Gold tooth grin! Musket check! Some fool yell, “Go steal their hearts!” Gimmie nod. Good place start. Crew yell something— “Metaphor!” Gimmie busy. Kick down door! Heart not silver. Heart not gold. Why it best thing Gimmie told? Under ribs? Behind bone? Good safe place. Gimmie take home! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! HEART GO THUMP AND GUN GO BOOM! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! SHINY GOT NO HIDING ROOM! HEAVE-HO! LIGHT THE FUSE! GIMMIE WIN AND YOU GO LOSE! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! BEST SHINY GIMMIE EVER GOT! THUMP! THUMP! BOOM! BOOM! SHINY GOT NO HIDING ROOM! Catch one sailor. Pin him down. Claw through coat. Red all round. Ribs go crack. Heart come free. Hot red lump. No shine Gimmie see. Gimmie squish it. Drip, drip, drip. Man stop yelling. Lose his grip. Gimmie stare. Deep offense. “This best treasure? Make no sense!” Crew stop gagging. Crew explain: “Heart means stay through storm and pain.” Storm rolls in. Deck kicks back. Crew catch Gimmie before sea attack. Wave takes crew? Tail hooks tight. Someone hurts them? Gimmie bites. Heart got no glitter. Heart got no shine. Wet, red, squishy. Waste Gimmie time. But when hard tide comes, crew not depart. Stay beside Gimmie? That maybe heart. GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! HEART GO THUMP AND GUN GO BOOM! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! SHINY GOT NO HIDING ROOM! HEAVE-HO! LIGHT THE FUSE! GIMMIE WIN AND YOU GO LOSE! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! BEST SHINY GIMMIE EVER GOT! THUMP! THUMP! BOOM! BOOM! SHINY GOT NO HIDING ROOM! Brasha gave badge. Silver bright. Gimmie polish every night. Brasha gone. Badge still here. Then Blight came. Crew disappear. No ship. No crew. Gimmie alone. Something hurt under the bone. Oh. That heart. Blight took crew. Blight broke heart. Not take this one apart. Blight show face? Wrong damn ship. Oil on boots. Fuse get lit. Fuck with crew? Bad idea. Gimmie light his ass from here to pier! DANCE, BLIGHT, DANCE! LEFT AND RIGHT! GIMMIE MAKE YOUR BOOTS IGNITE! DANCE, BLIGHT, DANCE! RUN, RUN, RUN! GIMMIE ONLY JUST BEGUN! Gimmie got shinies. Gimmie got gun. Gimmie got powder. Gimmie got fun. Gimmie got badge. Gimmie got crew. Crew got Gimmie. Oh. That new. GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! HEART GO THUMP AND GUN GO BOOM! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! SHINY GOT NO HIDING ROOM! HEAVE-HO! LIGHT THE FUSE! TOUCH GIMMIE CREW AND YOU GO LOSE! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! BEST SHINY GIMMIE EVER GOT! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! HEART GO THUMP AND GUN GO BOOM! GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! CREW GOT GIMMIE— GIMMIE GOT CREW! BADGE! GUN! POWDER! LOOT! HEART STAY HERE INSIDE GIMMIE BOOT— No. Chest. Right. GIMMIE HEART! GIMMIE HEART! BEST SHINY GIMMIE EVER GOT! THUMP! THUMP! BOOM! BOOM! CREW GOT GIMMIE— GIMMIE GOT CREW! Love not ripping hearts from chest. Gimmie knows that. Probably best. Still can rip one out of Blight? Heh. Gimmie know where next shiny hide.
