“Let them be as fish” by Rikhil Katpally / “Reflections” by Nia Augustine

“Reflections”

Nia Augustine

“Let them be as fish”

Rikhil Katpally

Let them be as fish,

Always fed, cherished, protected

But confined to a dark cell all alone

I’d rather be a fat, solitary blobfish

exploring like an albatross across the Bering Sea.