Sharks are waiting
My name is Sophie Bishop and I am 15 years old. I live in Windsor and have always liked writing poetry, I’ve always found it easier to express myself in writing. This poem was inspired by an experience I had a year ago.
Sharks
Little fish, big pond
Play a game: 3,2,1.
Eyes closed,
But he can see,
Swim away
through coral reefs.
Wide smile, sharks teeth
Water clear, but very deep
Surrounded and yet still alone.
Thinking back now
Who could’ve known?
Not him, not her, not they
Sharks meat, Sharks prey.
Try to be Optimistic
Not another
silent statistic.
Though.
Sometimes I swim
alone at night.
Nightmares more vivid
In daylight.
Because all around,
Around me still,
Sharks are waiting,
Waiting until
The day that I embrace my shame,
The day that I speak out his name.
Sophie Bishop, Windsor
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