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Poem #1: kid
| Let any fish
Who meets my gaze
Learn the true meaning of fear
For I am the harbinger of death
The bane of creatures subaqeous
My rod is true and unwavering
As I cast into the aquatic abyss
A man, scorned by this uncaring earth
Finds solace in the sea
My only friend
The worm upon my hook
Wriggling, writhing
Struggling to surmount
The mortal pointlessnes
That permeates this barren world
I am alone
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| You gave me my birth name
Your very first gift
But I grew, and learned, and now
I wish I could return it
I'm not the kid you thought i was
I have a different name
I love you though you hurt me
You're my parents all the same
But they use their gifted name for me
At every chance they get
At least by dad, but sometimes
My mother calls me kid
It was my sister's nickname for me
Now mom uses it the same
But is it being greedy
To need somebody to see me
And say
my
name?