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Nude girl dragged to depths

Red waters, sound the alarm

Get a bigger boat!

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Ha! Love this🖤

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My spine snapped rigid

When something brushed my ankle.

There’s no time to scream.

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This is why I don’t go in the water. So 😬 Well done🖤

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An entire man

Just pieces in your mouth, but…

It’s only a snack

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Wild right? I love this! Horrifying, mind blowing, mildly enticing…🖤

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Quinn told his war story

of sailors eaten one by one -

And the sea hushed in shame

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That story is so sad. Perfect for that moment in Jaws.

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I once knew a shark…

…'round by Atlanta, Jaw-ja

His rates took a chunk!

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A loan shark? 😂

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Water shelters beasts

The Indianapolis

Sent you a hunter

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Nice! I love what you did here!🖤

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My hunger goes deep

I swim the waters of life

Are you my next meal?

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Who among us isn’t Jaws’ next meal? Love this question🖤

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Source of one of the most iconic musical riffs in movie history.

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Even people who haven’t seen the movie know the theme.

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jaws sewed shut to stave

off weight gain but my mouth finds

its own flesh to gnaw

I like these horror haikus. It's a great exercise while temporarily I don't have time to write on a lot of larger projects.

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So brutal, and really hits home🖤

I’m so glad! Adulting can be a time suck😂

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I smell the fresh blood

Home in on the slim ankle

First bite the sweetest

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Love this! The mental image of such a delicate body part contrasted with huge shark jaws is powerful🖤

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Juggled by the waves

All those hours of shark week

Were no hope to me

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So nice! The surrender is so chilling here🖤

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Music haunts heads spin

Huge dorsal fin cuts,, edits

Knife sharp teeth bite ,swallow swimmers

Holy moly, ships of state red blood wakes.

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Beautiful! Well done!

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Shark fin cuts water

Summer beach turns blood-red

Screams pierce salty air

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Teeth gleam in shadows

Primal fear grips swimmers' hearts

Nature's raw power

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Torn flesh, broken bones

Man versus beast in deep blue

Who is predator?

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I saw JAWS opening night. And, never ever wanted to swim in the ocean again.

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Love the last one the most, but all of these gave me chills.

I feel you on the ocean, it’s so big and we know so little about it… we’re just squishy Hot Pockets floating in there.

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That haunting tuba,

Two notes, forever in mind,

Each time the sea calls... 😎

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Had to re-listen! I only remembered the cello at the beginning. But you’re spot on, so haunting🖤

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It's one of the most iconic soundtracks, for sure. It's so simple, and yet so effective! 😎

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Oversized shark aims

To capsize our vessel. Can

our captain save us?

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Nice!! I love a story in a haiku🖤

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The buoy rings doleful

As in the mist she swims by

For whom the bell tolls

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Very ominous and eerie scene, I really like this🖤

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