Mimic Octopus

Michele Merritt
Other Doors
Published in
1 min readDec 21, 2019

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Thaumoctopus mimicus

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Camouflage

Contort

Contrive

Changing color, shape and texture

To fit

To hide

To blend in

To survive

Dubbed the ‘mimicking miracle’

Master manipulator

Sea Snake when hunting

Venomous when hunted

Sole but not in her soul

And what is she,

In the face of her own kind?

Must she fight,

Take flight,

Run and hide,

Or is she finally, just…

Home

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Other Doors
Other Doors

Published in Other Doors

From haiku to hefty memoirs - poems, stories and essays that break through the bullshit. Looking for pieces that go far beyond cliché to uncover a new realm of possibilities. Other Doors features writing that leaves the reader with genuine congenital reactions.

Michele Merritt
Michele Merritt

Written by Michele Merritt

Philosophy professor. Adoptee. Advocate. Activist. Marathon swimmer. Cheese consumer. I write about dogs a lot. michelemerritt.com