Читать книгу The Flea, the Minnow, the Elephant, and the Whale - Glenn Goree - Страница 6

There was once a tiny minnow who swam boldly,

He was scarcely a trifle long, mostly.

In fact, when he turned to face you,

He was not much wider than a folded tissue.

But he had a dream.

Deep inside he felt there was more to life than his salty aquatics,

All the fish in his dark world swam around blindly, robotic,

And they fell in line behind each other without question, hypnotic.

But he had a dream,

His fish brethren said he swam against their school.

They told him to fall in line or else he risked being a fool.

He needed their protection from man’s hook, reel, and spool.

Besides, being different didn’t make him cool.

But he had a dream.

He preached to his fellows, “You swim in blindness without question.

You follow one behind the other without hesitation.

But unlike you who are settled and content,

I want something more than what this dull life has sent.”

And he had a dream.

Suddenly, a large net from above missed all the fish except one.

Yes, it was our hero, who in his brief life had finally won,

As he was hauled to the surface to feel the warm light of the sun.

He told all who watched in horror that his life was not over, but just begun.

He found his dream.

His last words heard before he left the deep’s safety

Was an exhortation to all who had thought he was crazy.

“Sometimes to gain your life you must risk death.

To find what your heart says is right, to inhale a new breath.”

He lived his dream.

The net hurled him high into the air,

And he saw a new world he dreamed had to be there.

But the net’s hold on him was not square,

So it tossed him free beyond where no other fish would dare.

And as he re-entered the ocean’s water,

He braved a new world order.