shark bite

she shows me
the scar on her leg,
lifting her dress
up along the thigh.
see, she says,
that's where a shark bit me,
pointing at the shredded
dark patch.
I nearly died
from loss of blood.
but it's healed now.
the leg is strong.
in fact I go out dancing
every weekend.
maybe we can go dancing
sometime.
ummm. yeah. maybe.