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NOT For contest, wrote this on the beach today and realised I'd wrote over the 20 line max, thought I'd post it anyway. 


What follows reads like a tall fishy tale
How I nearly died in a force ten gale
I had hired a boat with my family
For a blissful ten days out on the sea.

All was going well and then came a storm
For this time of year it wasn't the norm
Told the kids to get inside; also my wife 
What follows is true, I swear on my life.

A lightning bolt hit the side of the boat
I prayed to God that we would stay afloat
Disaster had struck and the electrics blew
And to get safely home I hadn't a clue .

Now all the family were getting frantic 
We were adrift and I tried not to panic 
I said "We'll be missed help will come along" 
Then I could hear it, a beautiful song.

Looked down into the water and to my surprise
Mermaids swimming I couldn't believe my eyes
Seven beautiful girls all with long hair 
I was in shock; all I could do was stare.

One pointed to the side at a coiled rope
Was this even real and was this false hope
Then she motioned again and said to throw
They all grabbed a piece and began to tow.

I must have dozed off and the next I knew
We were being helped by the harbour crew
One said "No power, you came to the docks 
And how the hell did you avoid the rocks"?. 

My family had slept through it all too
The sea was calm now and the sky was blue
Everyone called me hero of the day
Couldn't find words didn't know what to say .

I held back telling them the true story
It wasn't me that should get the glory
I thought of the rope and how we were towed
On boats side it was coiled and neatly stowed.

How can I forget,  I owe them my life
Also my two kids and of course my wife 
Mermaids are real I hope you believe me
I saw them that day swimming in the sea.



Written 23rd September 2019.
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