A Day In An Instant

• David Cohen, Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2013

The sun shining bright heating the earth like
A cup of warm tea heats me inside.
I lie sunbathing hoping that I would go as brown as
A tasty piece of milk chocolate
I can see children frolicking and playing games in the
Sand as soft as a pillow.
The waves are crashing on to the shore making a boom
Like a shot being fired from a gun.
I decided to go for a swim in my bathers as blue as
The sea itself.
But when I got in I knew it would not be good.
I swam out a bit hoping for not too many waves, instead
What I got was not good.
a shape looming up behind me.
I turned around and saw what it was and realized it was too late.
I am scared and frozen with fright.
I am swimming for the shore as fast as I can but the shape is faster than me.
I am calling for help but no one heard and I am feeling as if I am trapped
In a box like a small rat.
The shape loomed up on me and then everything went black…