Bluefish
the bluefish was surprised
I was there to greet it
This world it said is mine
It feeds on blueness
For the first time in my life
I felt i’d found my truth
Bluefish i cried in joy
You are my deepest mirror
The bluefish gawped in pain
It saw no blue in me
I set about explaining
What we are we are not…..
The bluefish looked at me
In pity – then swam away
Since then it’s stayed with me
In every room i’ve been in
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