Shark Tamer

Grant Hope #70

Closing her eyes
inside this tank she’s cool as a cucumber can be
sharp as the nose of a shark
there’s no blood
no bone to pick between them
to leave a mark

As chiseled as the slitted gills of this fish
her tight muscles are ready to meet
in this big dish

Eyes may be calculatingly closed
but the shark can see she’s been preparing for this

This moment is a venerable trance in the rings of this age
human and animal
a close encounter on this special stage

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