A Fish Is Just A Fish

A fish is just a fish.

Until it becomes the memory of your father teaching you how to cast for the first time.

Until it reminds you of the sunrise you watched from a boat long before life got complicated.

Until it turns into the quiet moment where you finally felt at peace, listening to the water instead of your thoughts.

Until it comes to represent the bond you shared with someone who’s no longer here.

Until it becomes the story you carry with you, even when life looks nothing like it did back then.

A fish is just a fish,

Until you connect it to something. 

And once you do,

 it's never just a fish again.

As one of my favorite songs says:
“The earth is just a rock, without the voices of art.”