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Which way is that thing I don't like?14monsterFifty meters outa man flails aboutbad at butterfly in the remnant light of the dayAt dusk the sharks come closer to shorei keep an eye outUntil i get boredand earnest concern fades to lusty hopei pray for a black finI%u2019d run to the shore, yell mutely to the windleft hoarse and realising there%u2019s nothing to do but watchi%u2019d feel holyThe mesmerizing death rattlefaint screams on the windhis limbs slash the waterthe gleaming flashes of black leatherA little explosion of hot white waterthen the sea falls calm and amnesicHe finishes a lapi%u2019m berating myself