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Treading Water
IP:
Sharks are my greatest fear.. And by writing this...
Im trying to scare you... The way that they scare me...
Obliviously swimming.. Gliding gracefully through the water
A young girl out at sea...
... Remembering everything her mother taught her
She was a good swimmer.. Had learnt at the age of four
Never out of the pool or sea...
... She just wanted to swim more and more
A fateful day.. A family holiday broken quicker than lightening
Maybe it was feeding time...
... But what happens next is frightening
She was splashing.. Hadnt been told thats the wrong thing to do
Glass on the beach...
... The shardes cut her foot through her shoe
Gritty sand created friction.. This is what re-opened the cut
Ripped off the plaster...
... That was designed to keep the wound shut
Swam out to far.. Trying to get far away from the shore
Now out so deep...
... She couldnt see the ocean floor
Unknowingly to her.. A leak of crimson was swirling from her toe
And a deadly mass of muscle...
... Was circling around below
Steathily moving.. Graceful yet immense in power
So easy for it to rip...
... Tear and devour
Rising with speed.. Jaws open to reveal the horrors of its teeth
The girl not knowing...
... The shark attacks from beneath
The moment before it grasps.. Before the bloodstained teeth take hold
You have become just as scared as her...
...Left you wishing this story was never told
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