A/N: a rather belated response to the challenge set by FreedomOftheSeas, in October 2010. Thanks to Pirate-on-Fleet-Street for feedback and encouragement:)
I own no aspect of Pirates of the Caribbean
A drabble in verse, 100 words, set at the end of DMC.
Witness
A battered, broken pirate ship;
Abandoned on the ocean.
One clear heart-stopping moment
In a whirl of frantic motion.
Defeated by the Kraken;
Only two remain on board.
They linger several minutes more
Than either can afford.
I thought I knew Elizabeth,
And her promises to me;
But I witness an encounter
I was never meant to see.
Have I glimpsed her true emotions,
Or a calculated ruse?
If the circumstances altered,
Which adventure would she choose?
As the Kraken takes Jack Sparrow,
And I see her pain and grief,
I'm aware my own reaction
Is regret, edged with…relief.
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