Rats

The captain left the ship

Stranded on the bank

He watched from afar

As his vessel sank

The rats began to squeak

Amongst themselves

Of how to escape the drenching

Of the giant swells

As the ship begins to list

The crew still persist

In believing the craft is sailing

In this regards they are

Most definitely failing

This rat is jumping overboard

Into the swollen sea

Perhaps a life raft will come past

And rescue little old me