The Seagull

out into the world I go, dragging
all my worries in a sack behind me,
over my shoulder, I look at all the
people fighting behind me,
I wonder about all those who came before
and what they did to survive,
I see my life flash by in front of me
just as the seagull begins its dive,
plums of water spout up from behind
the bird disappears underneath,
moments later it is in the sky flying
with a fish dangling from claws,
and all I can see around me are hunters
trying to shoot the seagull down.

June 19, 2024