Waka

WAKA

As I board the sacred waka my veins tingle with adrenaline. The rest of my family board the boat and we all grip the oars tightly.  We spear the oars into the ocean bed and heave them though the water. I am at the bow of the boat watching it slice through the in coming horizon of water. I feel like the boat is going to submerge because it is so choppy. I look around in the waka and remember how brutal the war is because there is glistening blood all over the hull.

I began to feel thirsty for blood. We start to enter enemy territory we spot an oncoming boat. We all stick our tongues out and bulge our eyes to intimidate the enemy. The koruru on the front of the boat also intimidates the enemy. The fight is going to begin soon.