A Fish Out of Water

 Swimming upstream to find a home of divinity

Whatever it may be, Buddhist, Muslim or Christianity

To many species to name, faith is always the same

All swimming to regain what is lost thru life

Jumping over each other is a fight for survival

First one to the finish line is guaranteed revival

Swimming back to the waters that spawn me

Hoping to not be caught in the nets of worldly conformity

Performing the daily ritual of eating to stay alive

Always careful about what to devour

Eating the wrong food is sure to hasten your demise

The water is my life and to live is to keep swimming

Hoping, praying, forgiving and giving and believing

These are the waters that sustain life

I hope to not be plucked, snagged or poisoned

by iniquity, to die along the shores before reaching home,

like a fish out of water.......