I believed the photo
a crocodile on an Alaskan beach
a hundred walrus hauled out
crowded in fear
the soft belly of one
flayed, contents spilled
foreign track to us in the sand
reptilian, new and ancient
all at once
I believed because I heard
the stories
saw the artifacts
painted creatures on kayaks
carved heads of monsters
crocodile, alligator, sinister
something not of this land
by a people of this land
they were not fools
10,000 years ago
this beast swam
while mammoth walked the shores
today, I was the fool
I believed
but only because I wanted
what we all want
the monsters
to some times not
be only human
(Togiak Wildlife April Fools photo of Croc dining on a walrus!)
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