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Opportunistic Eaters

I'm still hungry.

By Thavien YliasterPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Image by Greg Montani from Pixabay | https://pixabay.com/photos/scotland-loch-ness-nessie-monster-2647221/ | https://pixabay.com/users/gregmontani-1014946/

Eating grilled fish on Champlain, my dad says their "Delish"

Yet, to see a local legend was my main wish

Behind me, my dad stares, his eyes don't come down

He's scared, but not wearing a frown

Then a long neck behind me proceeds to slurp up my fish.

By Clint Bustrillos on Unsplash

fact or fictionperformance poetryslam poetrysurreal poetrynature poetry

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Thavien Yliaster

Thank You for stopping by. Please, make yourself comfortable. I'm a novice poet, fiction writer, and dream journalist.

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  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    haha. Well at least it was your fish and not your head. Well done.

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Well done!!!💖💕

  • Nice piece ✨🍀❤️

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