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Stung
September 20, 2018
The blazing Caribbean sun
beats down on me.
Paddling on my
inner tube,
I scan the water
for the elusive Bonefish.
To gain more
control,
I let my feet touch the sea bottom.
Pain.
What could it be?
A barracuda?
Or even worse, a shark?
I paddle back to shore
with the leg that isn't hurt,
and run up to the shower to cool off
the burning pain.
The icy water eases my uncomfort
until I look down
and feel the agony return.
I will never swim in the ocean again!
I realize what attacked me.
A jellyfish.
© Meg B., Blairstown, NJ
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Racingtothefinish BRONZE said...
on May. 14 2019 at 11:32 am
This poem is the exact reason I don't like the ocean
tickle4848 SILVER said...
on Sep. 27 2018 at 9:42 am
Sounds scary! It's awesome that you turned a life experience into a great piece of sensory poetry!
I wrote this poem about my encouter with nature. I hope my fellow writers who read this poem will be inspired to use th feature that I used in this poem.