the sunfish

before everyone
awakened
you ate nearly
every donut
in the box
at your grandmother's
cottage
in cape cod.
then you took
a stroll
out into the warm
bay water.
walking slowly
as it rose
up
to your neck.
you remember
seeing the wide
gold bend
of a sunfish
as you stepped
into a hole
and went
under.
flailing your
five year
old arms you
managed to go
backwards
to find air
and live. going
back inside
with tears
in your eyes
you heard your
grandmother's angry
voice, scolding
you, but things
had changed
and it didn't
matter.