more fish

when she died, my father
said, don't worry,
there are more fish in the sea.
you'll get over it,
give it time.
after thirty years
of him being in the navy
I believed him.
he must know a lot about the sea,
about fish.
that was the last time
I confided
anything so personal
and full of grief
with him.
I keep the topic to weather
and sports now,
grilled fish.