Chatting with the Fish

Chatting with the Fish

In chatting with the fish I came to know something strange;
They segregate into two departments well worth studying:

The fighting fish, gourami, oscars, and the like
Cling to self, attach to mates, and protect their nests.
Honor crazed, they are nastily prone to fighting,
Back biting other fish most insanely.

The other kind, like Tilapia, are bizarrely different,
They make no effort to dominate a mate as their own,
The wander like ascetics, hearts like monks,
Leaving their eggs behind without a care.

Just like homeless wanderers ...
Not like those stuck on "Ego" till they die.



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