Lily Pillsbury - February 8, 2024
Artwork by - Alexis Norris
swimming,
swimming,
swimming,
bubbles follow my fins,
giving away my path.
i see my neighbor
in the glass wall, and
he swims too. he
irritates me,
copying my every move.
i swim over to him and
tap
my fin against the glass.
he taps too.
wait!
that’s my bowl,
my plants,
my hideaway!
where is he?
is he… me?
we look the same—
our scales are the same orange hue,
our fins are both long and flowy.
i wave and he waves too.
he stares back at me,
eating only when i do.
i stare
longingly at him,
gliding, flowing, spinning,
following my lead.
holy swish—
my rival,
my neighbor,
my enemy—
finally i know who he is.
he
is
me!
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