Proud was I to be one amongst many,
the tireless river and we, the fish.
A school of us united against any,
through life, intent, and fellowship nourished,
various desires but the same wish.
Until the day that place was robbed from me,
poached from a healthier reality,
swimming where they were sedately floating,
casting lures that shattered serenity,
passing in boats with muffled gloating.