There ainnit much
to anglin’ fellers..
reel and cast.
Then sit
completely still..
observe
the ripples
on the water
surface..
‘til one bites
at last.

And what ifn’t
one don’t?
You are in luck,
slowpoke,
but just don’t
know it yet.
That means
the biggest fish
is coming for you..
by the name
of Death.

A catch
so legendary
that you are
The One that’s
caught off guard
and swallowed
whole instead.
And then
you got some guts
to rearrange
from inside out
the belly
of the beast.

And finally,
unless you choose
the premature,
unhappy ending
to your hero’s journey,
you pull out
the oldest trick
in angler’s
playbook..
aka catch
and release.