the thrill of it all

when i see people

fishing

i slow down in my car and roll

the window

down.

i yell out.

safeway has fish now.

no need to stand

there and

wait to trick a fish onto

a hook.

but they laugh

and say

it's the thrill of the hunt,

the fight

of the fish,

and i say but you're

a grown man against

a half pound

perch

at the end of a steel hook

in it's mouth.

there's a sale on grouper

right now,

on ice. fileted and

thawed for you

convenience.