Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 122

Diary of the Captain
Korean International School, Shin, Sodam - 14
My childhood was in deep darkness
I could not see my future
When I was a teenager, I was caught by someone and I had to live a wrong life
I had been waiting for opportunity without giving up.
Then one day I distinguished myself at a battle
And after a long wait I could grab an opportunity
Finally the blue sea became my world. It is the beginning of the legend.
With my gallant ships, my loyal colleagues, our great voyage began.
We fought with wild winds and nasty pirates, but we never stop
The world was wide. We went aboard far away and saw strangers.
Sometimes we became friends, sometimes involved in a rough fight and lost some colleagues
But nothing could stop our adventure
We spread our culture around the world
And spread the greatness of our country.
They saw something from great Ming
Our journey will never end even if I die.
Many hours spent at sea
A lot of stars in the night sky
Dolphins swimming in the sea with us
Strong waves and storms
The evening glow that we looked at from the ship
Seagulls that welcomed us
All these beautiful days will never come back again
The happy memory in the sea.