the dinner

she was very fond of fishing

this girl that i loved.

so i bought a couple of fishing rods

hired a boat

and took her fishing

in the lake.

 

it was a beautiful day

and I was so moved by the water

and the sky

and the distant shore

that wrenching out my heart

i gave it to her.

 

she took it

smiled

said, “thanks”

then put it into the tin

containing the bait.

 

when the worms were all finished

and no fish had been caught

she stuck my heart to her hook

and threw the line, saying

“this is better bait

than worms”.

 

and sure enough

she caught

a great, big, fish.

 

we returned.

she cooked the fish

and invited me

to dinner.

 

i went.

but strangely enough

i did not have the heart

to dine with her.