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Humaning...
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“Humaning…”


 


A hook attached to a reel,


Is all we need to go fishing for real,


The opposite is the same,


The sharks cannot be blamed…


 


Is someone actually drowning out there?


Or is it a shark “humaning” for prey?


They do float just below the surface,


There to their god they do pray,


For a tasty human buffet…


 


A moral dilemma does present us in future,


Do we jump in and grab that hand to save?


Taking the chance of actually a person saving,


Or to satisfy that of a sharks human craving…


 


So the next time you might think twice,


While you are summoning up the courage to dive right in,


For once there you might end up just a slice,


Is it really in the end worth the price…?


        © ed ~ 12/29/04


       


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Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)
Reviewed on December 31, 2004
Whoa... don't look now but you have penned a marvelous double entendre... this is fantastic commentary on the 'human condition'... pardon the pun, considering your hilarious picture, but this has some real depth!

One should be wary, I suppose, but where would we be without those courageous souls who DON'T stop to consider what might befall them when they jump right in...? This one is very impressive! katy xox.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on December 29, 2004
Oh Sharky loves me...he will not bite me....see I taste to bitter anyways!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)
Reviewed on December 29, 2004
That is why I stick to ponds and lakes. A great write though.

Reviewed on December 29, 2004
Interesting write, and the picture is too funny! LOL Thanks for the grins! Enjoyed~

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed by Daniel McTaggart
Reviewed on December 29, 2004
I was about to go cookie-ing in the kitchen, but I'm not sure how to bait the hook.

Reviewed on December 29, 2004
(((ed)))

LOL at the pic, a thought provoking write with wisdom and humor--a delight

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)

Reviewed by Erica Ivory
Reviewed on December 29, 2004
LOL.. Love the picture.. This write is life.. what is just below the surface?? The surface of the water the surface of people.. Very funny but also realistic!


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