“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.