And yet I fish

Let any fish who meets my gaze

Learn the true meaning of fear

For I am the harbinger of death

The bane of creatures subaqueous

My rod is true and unwavering

As I cast into the aquatic abyss

A man, scorned by this uncaring earth

Finds solace in the sea

My only friend, the worm upon my hook

Wriggling, writhing, struggling to surmount

The mortal pointlessness that permeates this barren world

I am alone

I am empty

And yet, I fish

Let any fish who meets my gaze

Learn the true meaning of fear

For I am the harbinger of death

The bane of creatures subaqueous

My rod is true and unwavering

As I cast into the aquatic abyss

A man, scorned by this uncaring earth

Finds solace in the sea

My only friend, the worm upon my hook

Wriggling, writhing, struggling to surmount

The mortal pointlessness that permeates this barren world

I am alone

I am empty

And yet, I fish