GOODBYE KOI —
Joseph Osel
the koi is a common fish
and actually a type of
garbage eating carp.
but if you’re perceptive
every now and then
you’ll find magic
in this tragically
ordinary fish.
it’s something that
captivates the mind
stimulates the body
punctures the soul.
and when you find this sort
you follow it first with
your eyes then with
your feet.
and while you know the common
nature of the fish you follow it
still, often with amazement.
well soon enough either the koi
or you move on to new
waters and that
is that.
but in the meantime you follow
the fish thinking that one day
you’ll see it again in a
different pond
a new tank
or washed up dead somewhere
but knowing that
you probably won’t.
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Joseph Osel is an Editor and writer.
