Kay Middleton

K a y  M i d d l e t o n 

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Lamentations

A blind fish is better off

in the ocean

than in a clear

glass

bowl.

One considers

the advantages of both;

no glass

    to crash,

no protection

    from predators,

the list vacillates. And

the salty tears fill the bowl

and more screaming

against my promise

not to lament

your loss too long.