when i was a little boy i went
swimming with the whale sharks
at al fahal island in oman
—underwater benevolent bus-sized monsters
—and our guide became hella uncomfortable
because the whale sharks liked me so much.
like so much.

and this is all a lie
btw, i’ve never been to oman
nor swam with whale sharks

—but one day.

Z.H. Gill would like to swim with more animals in general. He lives in East Hollywood, CA, and edits Burial Magazine.