Klaxon Alarms

• Adam Smith, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2013

The ship rocked past
The crew stood fast
The shells made a dash
From the guns they'd flash

The red lights dance
The alarm sound enhanced
Water now interupted.
By the ship that disrupts them.

Smoke rising from the hull
The crew now lying dull
The water shows no restraint
To the machine that now laid taint.

Slowly the water takes its prey
Brought about machine of similar array.
Guns now loaded on the deck of steel
Ready to fire again to seal the deal.

The ship rocked past
The crew stood fast
The shells made a dash
From the guns they'd flash.