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A Crushing Swim Alone: Life of a Peacock Mantis Shrimp

April 13, 2015
By Montague SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
Montague SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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A soft disturbance in the sand
Announces I am here.
Alone, I start my journey in the ocean...

Crushing waves take out schools of plankton
Collapsing burrows of fish
Creeping upon me, another creature
Cautiously I move, I am not alone

Swimming towards me,
Sending shocks stormfully.
Slamming me down,
Said creature prevails.
Sand rustles as I fall…

A soft disturbance in the sand
Announces I am gone.
Alone, I end my journey in the ocean.



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