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Creatures
Stephanie Powell 
They smell of the ocean
approaching the light
like new soldiers in 
unsure rows
surrounded by a conflict-
mile of sand and
spinifex. The timid
feet, the sun broken 
open and pouring pink
into the sea.
How can they see 
where they’re going?
That is my sister asking,
we are only children
we cannot know that
they are trained
in bloodlines
to walk the same way
this time every evening
because oceans are dangerous
especially for small
animals. We will learn 
eventually how
we find safety 
for ourselves, as fishes
eat each other and
multiply behind
our feet.