Fishmouth

When you walked in the door
They were waiting
They confronted you with the evidence
You'd been practicing in the mirror

They caught you off guard
You weren't ready
If they'd waited another day, you would've been fine
But when you attempted to speak

Whole fish
Flopping from your mouth
Wriggling on the floor
Gasping for air
Ocean water everywhere
Staining the carpet and running out the door

So that's your big secret?
You've been swallowing live fish?
You weren't listening
You were trying to get the taste from your mouth

All over the city
You'd noticed people spitting on the sidewalks
You'd always just thought of them as rude
But now you wondered
Did they try to explain a disconcerting situation too soon
And end up with the ocean in their mouths?

You could still taste the salt
Two weeks later
You could still feel the friction of the scales in your throat
And your teeth were slowly dissolving

All the dentists you saw
Shrugged their shoulders
They couldn't figure out what was happening
So, bit by bit, you retreated from your daily life

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