end of season

Summer came

they sheared the dog

went to the beach

stripped naked

or as close

as the law allowed

They hoped a shark

would not catch them

off shore – off guard,

there would be

less cloth to spit

before it swallows

they also hoped a shark

would not catch them

off guard – on shore

there would be

less cloth to remove

before it swallows

in the sun

they laid

on a blanket

dreaming of a place

where women could be safe

in their skin

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