Sharkskin

Contributor: JD DeHart

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We made sure to make
plenty of time for the sound
of the ocean, leaving the life
of flickering images behind
and neglecting the busy
eateries

In the deeper waves, dark
forms began surfacing, birds
dove in plumes of salt water

Dolphins, I said, but no,
the fins were different, the
bodies a shadow of rising
and plunging, disturbing
the calm, creating images
of rows and rows of teeth.


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JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard.