Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 71

The salt water went up against their noses
Making them severely sick
They wanted to leave, they wanted to escape
But the scene was too breath-taking, so everything was worth it, they believed
Stacked wood planks, made up a sleeping space
Shi Li began to regret this journey more
Cramped, crowded and confined
Nothing that she was used to at home
Mother and Father sent her here for something
Perhaps a life-changing experience
Or something else, she was not sure
But she wishes she knew sooner
They soon arrived at a place
Shi Li didn’t know where, but it looked dazzling
They got off, and she smelt the burning sent of fire
And saw a great, grand castle
“We are now in India!” a man cried
The bright blue skies shone in our faces
The high mountains rose up
This was it, this was it
Shi Li later found out
That Mother and Father sent me to participate in a Pirate Event
These Pirates were finding gold to steal
And she was one of them, as well as Ming Yu
She was a Pirate. Her name, was Red Blouse.