The Goldfish, by Micaiah Roydes

I am the Goldfish

In this echo chamber atmosphere

The truth is hard to hear

I don’t hear anything

I am a goldfish my dear

Left then right and up and down

Around this tank I swim

I’ve named the rocks and bubbles

My reflection is my friend

While I swim

What you can’t see

Is that I am not content

My reflection sometimes scares me

And I need a stronger current

I dream of being other fish

The ones that swim in schools

They seem to have a better life

Equipped with better tools

I guess it all comes down to

What fish I want to be

After all

The only one who builds Goldfish tanks is me.