This is one of the first poems I wrote and have re-published. It’s about a great white shark with borderline personality disorder. I put myself in her fins and imagined how she copes with the intrusive thoughts, self harm and suicidal tendencies and general behaviours. I’ve always been in awe of sharks.
There was a great white shark, graceful and unstable
An incredibly beautiful impulsive maniac
She swam and she swam ruminating fish feelings
Through angry oceans, through calm seas
Brushing against rocks enhancing scarred snout
Until suddenly the smell of blood
A true connoisseur of crimson red wine
She opened and closed her mouth pumping blood through gills
Her heart pounding in reckless anticipation
The shark’s emotions run amok as softly she bumps into
A dead dog’s leg
Perplexed by strange taste and losing another tooth
Her black eyes roll back then the shark retracts her jaw
Great White suddenly feels intense rage
Now unstable and hungry she falls rearward
The furious shark turns away and swims fast
This magnificent soul now feels empty and alone
Her electroreception is suddenly overwhelming
Two orcas cruising slowly towards her
The shark watches then propels herself towards them
She’s in a self-destructive state, this beautiful crazy
The orcas begin to flip their tails
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They’re pretty amazing creatures.
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Stunning! Perfectly suited to their environment and although fierce, they’re incredible. Would you go in a shark cage? It would be Jawsome 🤩
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I think I’d need something a little more solid between me and them, depending on what kind they were. 😉
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