Splash, bang, boom

Drip, drip, leak

Buckets full

To the brim with

Water

Pouring the water

Over the sides

Of the rocking, waterlogged boat

Blue, blue sea reflects the sun

But

Something

Lies below

Waiting

For the call of

man overboard

But none comes

Because

The men

-pirates-

Leave the leaking ship

And paddle away

In the lifeboat

Just in time

As

Wriggling suctioned tentacles creep

Onto the polished wood

Of the sinking watercraft

The kraken is awake 

And

The sea seems to be alive

Quick

Paddle to the island

And everybody will survive.

Sun bears down

Sweat dripping

Pirates rowing

And

Kraken creeping

The island nears

Slowly but surely

Then

With a sudden creak

The lifeboat tips:

The kraken has caught up

Pirates dive out

Their only hope is

To swim towards the sandy shore

Before the kraken

Finds out they’ve gone

Swimming as fast

As possible

-As quietly

As possible-

The pirates reach the island

Finally

Safe

At last.