Memoirs of a Shark

CHALLENGE

I decided to participate in this week’s dVerse challenge. The prompt is SHARKS. I’m a few days late, but I thought I would go ahead and post on my blog. In honor of Shark Week, I wrote a poem. I never watched the entire movie JAWS. I left the room once I saw that Huge shark. 

Shark Week is an annual week-long programming block on the Discovery Channel focusing on shark-themed programming. It originally premiered on July 17, 1988. The block is featured annually in the summer, and was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks.

Over time, it grew in popularity and became a hit on the Discovery Channel. Since 2010, it has been the longest-running cable television programming event in history.The block is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, and is broadcast in over 72 countries. Shark Week is promoted by the Discovery Channel heavily via social networks such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). Episodes are also available for purchase on services such as Google Play/YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV. Some episodes of the shows on Shark Week are free on the over-the-top streaming services HBO Max, Hulu (owned by Disney), and discovery+https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Week

 

Shark, Shark

 

Look! It’s a shark!

No it’s not.

A Giant Shark.

You’re crazy.

I can see its fin.

Where? Don’t see it.

There! Swimming toward us.

You’re likely mistaken.

It’s coming closer!

You’re overheated.

I swear I see it.

Better sit down.

I’m telling the truth!

You’re making it up for attention.

Sit under the umbrella.

No! Not on the sand.

Relax. Not a shark anywhere.

Why don’t you believe me?

Have a cool drink.

I’m leaving this beach now!

Hey! Everyone’s screaming.

What are they yelling?

Shark! Get out of the water!

Oh no! Run back to the hotel.

Here comes the lifeguard.

Shark attack! Shark attack!

Ok! I believe you.

Listen it’s quiet now.

A boat? A shark attacked a boat?

All the people say it’s over.

It was that wooden canoe.

Yeah!

Anyone in it?

They’d just climbed out.

Someone said they went to the bar.

Look! They’re returning.

The shark?

No, the people.

Hey! What’s the commotion?

A shark attacked your boat.

Damn! My wife and I are lucky.

Next time believe me.

Yes! Believe her.

Sharks aren’t evil.

They just do what they do.

NOW we see that sign.

Sharks Have Been Spotted.

Don’t Swim Today.

The sign should be bigger.

And the letters in red!

The hotel is at fault.

They failed to warn us.

They owe us a refund.

We came here to sun bathe.

Get our feet in the water.

Read a book, have a cool drink.

Not to see his big teeth.

And watch a boat get attacked

By a gigantic hungry shark!

We’ll go somewhere else

Yes! The neighborhood pool 

Where it’s safe and secure

From great white sharks!