The boat stood taunting me

Rocking in murky black water 

Deeper than any could see

Ready for a child to call dinner

While fear inflamed my face

My dad sat there and laughed 

He never saw the horror of this place

How death lurked in every corner

In creaking trees death loomed

He’d make the animals bow to his command

While he had clouds spell out doom

And the lake

The lake where there is everything to fear

The lake where children never return

The lake where you can scream but none will hear

The lake where I'm now stranded

Cold metal paddle gripped tightly in my hands

How will I make it out alive?

My mind runs through a million plans

I need to paddle if I want to survive

Water droplets soar through the air

I try to escape with my life

But i end up going nowhere

Just floating in a circle of despair 

I need to face my fear, make it out 

I gaze into the water, see the mystery

Whether it be monster or meer trout 

I lean over to get a glimpse of deadly waters

pitch black darkness stares back

my boat starts to lose balance 

I hit the water with a smack

the lake eats me whole

Murky black water floods my sight

Death approaches with a grin

I won't go down without a fight

I kick my legs, hopefully towards up

I open my eyes to find the sun’s light

Like a lighthouse it guides me to safety

I swim faster with all my might

To escape the lake’s mouth

Dirt runs up my nose and sticks in to my mouth

Small sand grinds up against my teeth

As I finally make it out

Free from death’s watery grasp

I breathe a breath of fresh air

As if it was water in the desert

I turn and see my dad’s gleeful stare

“You could have helped me!”

“I could have ended up dead”

I spat with no hint of subtlety 

He looked me in the eyes and said

“You have a life vest on.”