Canal

It was a sticky
hot day
different from
most
we were
trying to be dare
devils
and see what we could
do
where the
dare came from
I'll never know
but " "
took the challenge
I told her
that she didn't have
too
but nothing could stop
her from showing
courage
all the stories
we had heard
made me shake
with fear
I knew something
was wrong
but I just stood there
and as she climbed in
the air thickend
the water was rushing
faster than before
and as soon as she entered
her body was swept away
with her little body
was swallowed whole
and we all scurried to the
canal
someone went
to get some help
but I stood still
looking down
and all at once
everything slowed
down
and her hands that struggled
to pull herself up
as she bobbed
up and down
and I didn't know
whether she would
come up again
then in a blink
someone grabbed
the little hand
and she was rushed
away
just like the canal
did
and I stood there
not knowing what to do