By 7th-grade poet Morgan Richardson

A couple weeks ago we had a creative-writing prompt: Who’s your favorite villain? Morgan liked Captain Hook–so much she turned her affection into a poem and a full-blown post. Enter . . . Captain Hook.

My favorite villain is Captain Hook. I remember the movie Peter Pan from my childhood, and Captain Hook always made me laugh with his many shenanigans. His many adventures and hunts to track down Peter make up parts of his evil nature. The Captain is always angry, but what really pushes his buttons is the tick tock Crocodile on the hunt for his blood. I decided to write a poem about Captain Hook and his many quests. 

Deep in Neverland 

His boat rocks among the sand

A silver sharp hook on his right hand

A kinky mustache and eyes grim.

A frightful frown after losing a limb.

His anger reaches over the brim.

A mighty crocodile slithers in the sea.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock the rhyme of a bumble bee–

Must escape by climbing up a tree.

Stalking and waiting to use his claws.

Was that Peter Pan I just saw?

Stuck in Tick Tock the crocodile’s jaws

The Captain will never track down Tink.

His planned takedowns have their kinks.

Peter is gone before Hook can blink.

Always followed by the first mate, 

Threatening crew members, 

deciding their fate.

If you run you’ll get stuck on his hook,

All the kindness and lives he took.

A story so great it should be in a book.

No one can beat the cruel Captain Hook.