Bottom Feeders

at the bottom of oceans
there are rumored to be fish
lurking;
great fish who are capable
of producing their own light,
electricity from their pale-boned frames-

you read about such things
in glossy magazines
between
getting your teeth cleaned,
or restraining your children
as theirs are-

whether you believe it or not,
for it may or may not be true,
you have to hand it to the imaginations
that con us into such science-

or dream to chase it
down
to its meaningless,
sandy
floor-