O captain, one of my captains 
Kirk, who subverted the rules
Circumvented the Kobayashi Maru
Circumnavigated the metaverse
Circumcised Khan on Ceti Alpha V
—Or was it VI?—
In his own doomed Xanadu
Contemplated Melville in old-man’s specs
Sat with Old Friend as the radiation laid waste his cloven heart
And brought the pieces of his own
Back together when he reconciled
With his Son
And the boy’s Holy Mother 
Conquering the biggest monster
Within and without