A Shark Swims Sadly

A shark swims alone through a vast blue void

Swept along the ocean currents away from his one true love

He tries to fight back, to turn to face her, to say goodbye one last time

But the strength of the shark is no match for the overwhelming power of the sea

He is carried further away, further, and further

He thrashes and gnashes and whips his tail, but he cannot turn and face her

He cannot say goodbye

His rage and sadness are so great that the ocean relents for just a moment

He manages to turn

Looks right into her soft brown eyes from across a great distance

Opens his massive jaws

But nothing comes out, for he has nothing to say, he does not know what to say, or how to say it

She sees his sadness, and she feels his love, and she looks at the shark and whispers. It's ok, it's alright. It will be ok

And the shark knows she speaks the truth

But he finds little solace and his pain and hurt do not lessen

And the current takes him again

and pulls him away

Further and further away, never to see her again

Eventually the current releases him and the shark swims alone

As he will swim from now until his end, where the ocean ends, in the deep blue void