Sammy was a young shark

he swam with all the other adolescents

not big enough to swim with the big sharks

but too big to dart around with the babies

he never did fit in with the group

feeling they were all to vicious in killing prey

always holding back in the attacks

picking up scraps of discarded flesh

as he grew’ bigger he worried more

he started to lose weight

his parents became very concerned

sending him first to a shark doctor

who could find nothing wrong physically

Sammy continued to worry and get thinner

his parents decided to send him to a shark psychologist

they spent many hours with Sammy laying on a seabed couch 

eventually they figured out that Sammy was vegetarian 

his parents were totally shocked

how could our son not like eating fish

whatever did we do wrong in parenting and can we find a cure

Sammy was relieved to learn the news

he decided to come out and told everybody

many of his friends just swam away

not wanting to risk being converted

even some family members shunned him

Sammy spent all day foraging for seaweed

it was hard work to find enough food to sustain him

one day he spotted another shark grazing in the kelp

“what’s your name” he asked

“I am Robert” came the reply

they became instant friends

spending days together looking for vegetarian food

the other sharks were cruel to them

calling them names like “finless vegetarian” and “Sharkweer”

Sammy was upset and Robert consoled him

“Look Sammy” said Robert “these people just cannot handle anything outside their comfort zone”

“they are all Queervegetarianshark Fobics”

Soon after Sammy organized a seaweed eaters pride parade

with floats that did not float and shark drag queens 

Bobby met somebody new at the parade

they swam off together leaving Sammy all alone

Sammy got really annoyed at being dumped so publicly

he snapped at a passing fish

devouring him in seconds

Sammy never ate seaweed again