Waterfalls of Terror

It started as a nature hike - First sunny day in weeks It was me and my boyfriend Mike Upon the mountain peak All was good till we reached the falls Then Mike, with his dull shoes Lost his grip on the slimy walls And off the ledge we flew When I finally heard Mike’s voice I swam hard, like a fish But the rapids left me no choice And took me in their grip Without much air I gagged and gasped And tried to stay afloat But with fear I was sinking fast - I prayed for rescue boats Mike went over and then I went Headfirst into the rocks I came out bruised, battered, and spent Choking out water sobs I looked for Mike everywhere - “MIKE!” But I never found him Search and Rescue said, “You survived, Now don’t you be so grim” But what everyone didn’t know Was that this WAS MY FAULT Mike was on his knees to propose Before we both fell off Received 3rd place in p.d.'s "hardest form" assignment contest assignment: ballad form + "Waterfalls of Terror" title, write in 3 hours Received 11th place in "Your old Ballad or Rhyme, best of all time" contest