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The Pirates Ship
Contributed by
SeptChill
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Monday, 3rd January 2005 @ 06:57:02 AM in AEST
Topic:
DreamsandWishes
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THE PIRATES SHIP
By Katherine Faigen
The creaky ship is boarded and filthy
I sway, like a landlubber.
Wasn’t I just in bed, sleeping?
And now I clutch a canon, weeping
I am sooty, my face and arms
I hold a rag and swab the smooth metal
Wasn’t I dreaming?
Now I keep myself from screaming
A boy is near me
He too wipes, sooty, but smiling
He sings, and I feel the need to add on
I know the song
“Louder!” comes a call
I look; there is a man six feet tall
His head’s tattooed
He’s in a foul mood
His brow’s drawn low
His teeth are white, like a wolf’s
They snap and I start
I sing louder
“Little Siren,” He greets me, familiarly
How so? I’ve never been to sea
But the sailors know me
There are chains around my ankles
I am a prisoner; have I been here long?
I guess so, if I know their songs
I swear I had just turned out the light
Put my head down for the night
To wake on a pirate’s ship
The dilemma: How to get off
“You can jump,” says the boy
He points to the sea
Where sharks are swimming
My head starts spinning
“You could stay,” he says
I look back
The captain holds a cutlass
Looking ready to attack
The first person who crosses his path
“I’d rather risk the sharks.”
The boy says, then shouts, “Come get me if you dare.”
“Don’t do that!” I say
“Too late,” he replies.
“Today’s the day I get away!”
The pirates start to close in
The boy looks fearful realizing his mistake
He’s still chained, hand and foot
“Don’t jump!” I cry
Too late
“Goodbye!” he calls
Then dives
And with a start I wake
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SeptChill
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Re: The Pirates Ship
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by Rakerman1999 on
Monday, 3rd January 2005 @ 08:33:32 AM AEST
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Nicely done...if it had been any more vivid I would have gotten sea sick..lol
well done
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Re: The Pirates Ship
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by Stitch on
Monday, 3rd January 2005 @ 08:59:14 AM AEST
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Yes, very vivid. I enjoyed this immensely. What a fascinating tale.
Stitch |
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Re: The Pirates Ship
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by wray on
Tuesday, 4th January 2005 @ 04:32:22 AM AEST
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| Wow lol I'd pay to have dreams like that, terror and all. Sounds like the foundations for a good story if you ask me.. If it inspires me to write something I'll be sure to put you in my credits :) |
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Re: The Pirates Ship
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by New_York_Chick on
Friday, 7th January 2005 @ 04:26:39 PM AEST
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wow what a dream
great write |
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Re: The Pirates Ship
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 11th January 2005 @ 05:10:40 PM AEST
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Good write.
So descriptive...I thought I was in it for a second. lol |
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