C o n t r a s t i n g

By Calico Frost

I'm surrounded by sharks

yet I'm on land

I'm chased by mammoths

yet they're extinct

I'm falling through the air

yet my feet are on the floor

I'm choking on the ocean

yet I am dry

I'm in a safe place

yet I fear for my life and the lives of others

I'm in the dark

yet the sun is high and it burns my skin

I'm

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