Tuesday, January 10, 2017

the cat fish


The cat fish
Once it was
Nobody really wanted it
They said it ate shit

Those were the years
The big drains living it
Flowing out to the rivers
Where human waste was dumped

Raining season came
The cat fishes flourished
Maybe it swam from the river
To the big drains

The village folks would hang around
On the bridges and near the drains
Fishing rods and hooks threw in
Waiting patiently for the cat fish

It was a fun time
When one caught in the net
Everyone along the drains would rush in
They wanted to see how big the cat fish was

As age took us on
The past time too disappeared
The cat fishes were left to roam
In the dirty water of the drains

The developments came
The landscapes changed
So were the friends
We went our own ways

Now the cat fishes
It can poke a hole in the pocket
Those days of cheap sale
It has gone for good


No comments: