Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 49

Soon, I’m drifting off to sleep and dreaming of the ocean deep and counting sheep. I dream my Dad is calling me. I wake up. It’s real! How can this be? We laugh we hug we cry we smile. The captain is thinking for a while. The captain wants to know why I’m here. So I try to tell him how I love my Dad and when he left I was so sad. “Is he a pirate?” I ask in fear. “That’s why I followed him here.” “No, no, no, my dear,” comes the captain’s reply. “Your Dad is an amazing guy! I’m Zheng He, your father helps me to carry gifts from China across the sea. He sails my boats and leads the crew to do what China has asked us to do. The treasure Fleet will sail the earth to show the world what China is worth. We’ll send a message to your Mum to say you are safe and you will come on this adventure with your Dad because you’re brave and strong so your Mum will be glad.” I’m on an adventure of a lifetime!