I was the blinkless fish, did not bypass
the crunchy worm-hook, did not swish
my bifurcated, walkless tail and flow
away into grassy vegetable water, not
contented with the coin-like dapples
water spiders make I took
the bait, tempted by thermoluminescence
I fell for shimmering reflections,
like friendly fins, bright blue and green.
Bewitched by boys banter I snagged
on a clicking licorice reel
and dehydrated, like oregano, in the dry a