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Swimming the dark

I don't know why but he swam away
Deep in the night he descended one faithful day
I never understood him, He never let me near
He’d just bite and push away

They say he was struggling, the night he disappeared
but I was right here, the room across the way
Even sharks still get help from prey
So i don’t get why he never tried to play

I heard that door, I saw him leave
I wish it was me who swam to the reef
Maybe if the roles were reversed, we’d both still be alive
But who am I to say, cause I just sat back and swayed
And now he’s gone swimming with the sharks
And that’s final say

Copyright © Patricia Chamberlain | Year Posted 2026


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Date: 9/29/2026 6:12:00 AM

I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist,and I’d love to discuss the possibility of bringing this poem to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@: akiraa_artly

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