Fish
by Xavier Searle
Oversized fish take over
a Minnesota lake.
Kaijus by all rights,
left to deal with the curse
of living.
Wasp-venom-lipped
and crying, rubbing
each mouth on each stone;
somewhere,
smaller fish dream.
Somewhere,
kaijus return to the sea.
Xavier Searle (they/them) is a writer from Indiana. They are a lifelong lover of words, spending their time with poetry, sci-fi/fantasy, and horror as much as possible. The theme from Hausu (1977) is probably stuck in their head.