The Lagoon of Longing
A Creature from the Black Lagoon's Abecedarian
Amazon jungles are lush and fragrant
Black is the lagoon therein where I dwell
Curious humans disrupted my life there
Eager to trace ancient bones to their source
Far from them, I swam and fished, contented
Gods older than time kept me safe from harm
Hunt me did the humans, greedy and vain
Into the water, they followed my form
Joking I thought they were, fragile and slow
Killing a few was elementary
Looking at me scared the twits half to death!
More, bearing firearms, soon would follow
Never before had I fought flying lead
Overwhelmed by their blazing aggression
Piscine were my instincts: I dove down deep
Question their victory, they would never
Rejoice and retreat did they, as I’d hoped
Safe and secure once more, I soon surfaced
Tormented was I by memories clear
Unknown to me was lust for a woman
Visited by one, I learned rapidly
Would that I had known how to speak to her
X-out her fair form from my mind, I can’t
Yearning unrequited I know well now
Zoophiles exist; perhaps she is one?
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D. J. Reddall
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Omg that is good I didn’t understand at first but your going through the alphabet
Congrats on the TS 🥳. Leave the creatures be, I say. Great job, clever.
What a fantastic poem! Good job!
Fab ending -congrats on the TS!
Fabulous! Congrats on the TS.
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Slayed with the entire alphabet. Love it! Congrats on your top story too!
Damn clever work!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
A cleverly chosen perspective for an Abecedarian! Awesome!
I didn't expect that twist at the end. Well done!
Did you just rematch this, because you nailed it.
Fab excellent read
You excel at these Abecedarian poems, that's for sure. Congratulations on the Top Story recognition for such a great bit of poetry. I definitely remember the creature from the black lagoon, and you've certainly exemplified him with your carefully constructed and chosen words.
Joking I thought they were, fragile and slow Killing a few was elementary loved this line , well written and congrats
This was clever and creepy. Two of my favorite things. Your name pops up and I know it's gonna be good. Congrats on this top story
Great poem lovely and squeamish
Yikes and double yikes! This one made me squeamish
Well for his sake, I hope she is one. Hahahaha. Loved your poem!