fishing

a rush of light 
between buildings 
and everything is white or black 
or singed with silver 
like a knife’s flash 
or a fish’s leap
and there I am 
age 8 and the river 
is weeping
while trout heave 
and thrash 
on death lines 
under a quiet sun


Written for Twiglet # 281 “quiet sun”

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