Seasick Anchovy

Blue.

Blue. Blue gray. Bl-green?! Green?

…Blue–green.

Blue, blue, blue.

Friends? Silver friends.

Blue makes silver friends blue–silver.

Silver friends not silver until in the GREAT ABOVE.

Up, up, up.

Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle.

Blue.

Blue takes color.

Steals pretty silver.

Blue wants ONLY BLUE

ONLY BLUE, FOREVER!

I know not-blues.

Pink yellow green red purple.

I see them in the GREAT ABOVE.

Blue HATES the GREAT ABOVE!

…And the GREAT ABOVE hates me.

Up, up, up.

Sparkle sparkle, sparkle.

Hurt? Hurt-hurt.

Cold-cold.

Blue below, teasing. Mean.

Scared.

BIG SCARED.

Silver friends. Red.

Blue.

Blue, blue, blue.

Only blue.

Only stay.

Big sad.

Big-big-big-big-

ORANGE? ORANGE!

ORANGE-ORANGE! ORANGE-ORANGE!

ORANGE FISH KILLS BLUE!

WINNER FISH! PERFECT FISH!

ORANGE FISH, I LOVE YOU!

Zachary Whalen is a junior studying creative writing and game design. In his free time he likes video games, fiber arts, finding new ways to make mac and cheese, and writing poems about fish.