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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1101724 added November 16, 2025 at 10:21am
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Shark
Shark

A shark in an aquarium
the inmate of the sanatorium
rages against imprisonment
illegitimate predicament
in limited space contained
unjust sentence so maintained
most unpleasant of constrictions
seeks freedom from restrictions.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 11.16.25
Prompt: Write a poem from the perspective of a fish in an aquarium.
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