Delicacy of the Deep

Gruesome! Mesmerizing! Repulsive! Awe Inspiring!

I am unable to fully comprehend what I've just seen. One part schoolyard fight, one part Nutcracker on Ice. The sharks were merciless, yet I was immensely attracted to their graceful movements (and, too, their own NATURAL curves!) It's no wonder sharks are the most popular and feared rulers of the undersea world!

The battle began like to many others from my observations-- that is, with a BANG!

Indeed, in an instant a "sea" of sharks coagulated around the lonesome Wal, "baiting" him to make the first move with their seductive flap of gill-- and move the giant did!

He took a swift plunge (and I, suspecting the maneuver only the instant before it's occurrence, through mere oceanic instinct alone, deployed my recently equipped tow cable into the creature's thick blubber-- firmly asserting my companionship to the end) and we shot into the murky darkness that is the DEEP SEA.

10, 20, 30 fathoms below the surface! The whale was racing-- truly for its life! The side effect being my own demise-- submersibles can only go so far before they are mashed down to pancakes (not literally-- regrettably this is one dish the sea cannot produce!)

At the 100 fathom mark, my gauges shattered (as well as my ears, as they began the bleed) and I was left wondering whether any self respecting journal would publish research neglecting these two integral data components. I persevered, for the personal scientific enlightenment alone-- and, too, as I neglected to craft a cable release into the modestly fashioned drawline!

The sharks sensed my fear, as they do of all creatures, whether personified or otherwise (another area for research!) and made their counter to the whale's dive.

One by one they took passes at the "titantic" belly, shortly ripping it asunder. The barbarians began devouring the behemoth's entrails while it struggled to escape (a futile prospect, thankfully) and I saw no reason not to join in and "get em while they're hot"!

Although I've had little experience in raw whale meat, I can state with certainty that this is the ONLY way to enjoy it-- or at least, that is what I thought until I came to a second realization: the sharks were easily getting their fill-- they would have no appetite for a second course.

In no time, my naked body was again joined with my first love, the sea, as well as elbow deep in my second love, live whale intestine!

I had my fill the likes of which I fear I shan't best. I only wish the whale could have experienced the likewise (he declined the liver).

Your ever intrepid critic-- Randy