The Perfect Predator

Enjoy going back in the water with this in your head :)

The danger lurks below the surface

Where moon meets dark ocean

A perfect predator glides in water

Swiftly as a fox, hunting for prey

Rows and rows of razor teeth

Ready to sink into soft flesh

Tear with frenzy the limbs

Of unsuspecting swimmers

Before disappearing into the depths

Back into the darkness from whence it came

 

Reviews

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

Eeek. I hate sharks, they scare me. esp after I saw "Jaws." Who wasn't effected after that film? ha.

also, this would be a great metaphor for men, wouldn't it? kind of like the one you wrote in your "Woods beyond hell" story..I liked that paragraph you wrote.

a short poem with a lasting impression. thanks.

[bob, small b. aka invs]

someone must have been watching shark week on cable.

[Robert Balfour]

When I was ten years old I saw "Jaws" for the first time. Never before and never since have I experienced such strong fear. This poem reminds me of the fear I had in my heart when I saw that damned film. A terrific piece of work � short, to the point, and quite terrifying for pansies like myself.

[Pointblank]

SkEEErrry. And the water is so beautiful with the moonlight shining on it.....beware of what lies beneath.
Awesome write.

[Paza]

Wow...I still remember waiting in line with my brother back when the original Jaws came out. Man, that was one scary movie! :-) I still get the willies when my kids go swimming in the ocean more than 30 years later! This brought all that right back!

[Ice Queen of the Vampir..]

......yikes. Sharks are one of the reasons I avoid oceans, especially after watching all those Jaws movies. lol This is a very nice poem with fantastic descriptions. Great work!!!

Heather