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Berlew, Grace

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H O L Y  C R O S S  P O E T R Y  W A L K5 .   G r e e n s p a c e  b e t w e e n  L e h y  a n d  H a n s e l m a nFind the map and follow other stops along this poetry walk at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/poetry2021Recommended citation:  Berlew, Grace, "05.  Encounters with the Deep" (2021). Campus Poetry Walk (2021). 5. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/poetry2021/5Sharks have i t  r ight ,he reminds me t ime and t ime againwith a great white passion.They don't  slow down to sleepor consider pausingto r isk giving themselves a chance to feelthe weight of water on their backs. I t 's easierto keep moving, forever looking forward, never pausingeven for a moment to turn and see what devastat ion they've left  in their wake.Being unkind is the absolute easiest thing in the world,I  t ry to hammer this into his head.When he walks into the room, I  feell ike a swimmer wading into open water,one who has just seen a f in surfaceand cut through the waves. I t  takes meyears to real ize that he loves me l ikea shark loves the hunt in a cheap horror movie,rest lessly and relentlessly.There is not a moment of considerat ion put into how we chase each other across the oceans.It ’s so easy to wri te a poem aboutSuch a hungry thing. ENCOUNTERSWITH THE DEEPH O L Y  C R O S S  P O E T R Y  W A L K5- Grace Berlew

05.  Encounters with the Deep

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05. Encounters with the Deep

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