Lobsters

Some would rather have luxurious crab meat
Fill their crustacean outfits.
Others would rather have the fiercest claws of the dominant
Male lobster in this scrap of a sea town.
Walking along the busy ocean floor,
Two lone males absent mindedly walk up to each other.
The water stills and black beady eyes stare into the enemy.
The claws go up!
SNAP, SNAP, scuttle scuttle SNAP SNAP.

A crowd of sea creatures gather aimlessly, another fight.
Whatever.
The two lobsters splay their claws again and rush at each other.
Insect-like legs crash up against one another in lobster combat.
Again and again the two fight a seemingly endless battle,
To see who will once again reign in this busy sea-town.
O n e f i n a l HEAVE!
And the loser falls.

The fight is over, no casualties lost.
Merely pride.
Soon all is calm again.
The winner stands up on his appendages and holds his claws high.
He turns and scuttles away right into a wooden lobster trap.