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