Last updated on March 1, 2023
Plop
the little boy
loved fishing
the cranking sound
of reeling
the process of finding bait
and sticking it
on the hook
then raring back
like a roping cowboy
and hearing the plop
hit the water
then slow-like
bringing the line
back
he always knew
when he had a bite
his heart would race
in his little chest
and he just knew
he just knew
it’d be …
but it was jest
a shoe
somebody lost
long ago
and it stunk
too
he made a face
and unhooked it
and checked his bait
saw that it was still
good
then roped back
and flung forward
in a different
direction
and felt the line
pull
and his heart
race
TL