Abduction

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She was squirreled away on a chartered boat;
Shepherded into his private cabin.
Tears spilling - makeup beginning to raccoon around her eyes;
She had earwigged his phone conversation and knew of his intentions.
Trying to outfox him;
She snaked her way out of the bathroom window;
But he was waiting, perched atop the deck.
Yanking her up, he bulldogged her to the yacht’s railing;
Badgering her for information she would not provide.
She swallowed hard to tamp down her fear,
And then hawked a wad of phlegm into his eyes.
Urgently fishing the knife from her pocket;
She parroted his threats back to him. 
Chickening out - he threw himself overboard;
Floundering to stay afloat in the undulating water. 
She beelined to the emergency raft;
Time for her to bug-out!

dVerse host Sarah prompts us to write a poem using animal verbs and/or animal verb phrases.

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