The old man
Set his cane against the wall
And then
Stood there
In the dark
Watching
As the beast just circled
The tank
Its great fin
Just hanging there
They were so much
Older now
Both so much older now
His heart pounding
He stepped off
The walk
into the tank
The water over his head
The beast
Watching as he sank to the bottom
Its great fin hanging flaccid
The man remembered
Seeing them in the wild
Majestic
Families
Broken apart
He remembered
The cries
As the adults swam
Hard after the boats
With their captured young
They were supposed to be dumb
But they stayed right with the boats
Crying out
He had never forgotten that..
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