The Fish

(Another favorite, maybe because I'm a Pisces...)

The Fish

The fish swim with the flow

And you think they are easy to push around

The fish spit things out they don’t like
And you say they are picky

The fish fall in love easily

And you say they are foolish

The fish take a long time to make to decisions

And you say they are weak

The fish are trusting

And you say they are naïve

The fish cut through the water at swift speeds

And you say they are rash

The fish are protected by shiny interlocking scales

And you say they are defensive

And yet you bait the fish and try to catch them and keep them

In your aquarium where they will swim around for your bidding
Relying on you for food, clean water, and air
And you will tap on the glass and shake things up and change their environment
And stress them out to no end except that they are doing your bidding

And you wonder why the fish jump out of the aquarium when you take the lid off.

Copyright 2010.  Lori Dominick