16 June 2019

The Less Peaceful View From the Other Side of the Line

Swimming,
because that is what I do
That is who I am,
a fish

A worm dangles
in front of my eyes
My stomach is empty,
I gulp

A stinging pain
rips through my body
Metal has pierced my flesh,
a hook

I swim away
in fear, in fright
But it is no use, 
I cannot escape

Yanked,
my body pulled
towards the surface,
then out

Into the sky
I cannot breathe
I try to scream,
but I cannot

I’m pulled towards 
two men,
one big, one small
They smile and laugh

“Isn’t this fun?” 
the father says to his son
It is the last thing I hear
as I suffocate


30 Apr 2017

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