Fisherman's Foe, Apologies to real men who fish.

Fisherman’s foe.


He’s full of importance but is insipid and weak,
And in real terms his life is well up the creek
He doesn’t do philosophy but thinks it is fine,
To dictate the life of the fish at the end of his line,
He patrols an insignificant lake once in a blue moon,
It gives him some credence he’s wrapped in a cocoon,
But he’s just a toy soldier playing an imaginary role,
In real life he’s a failure and drawing the dole.

brava - poet laureate