The Things I Wish I Could Ask My Fish

Are you happy?
Or do you feel
Trapped?

Or is it both?
That you’ve come
To be content

And comfortable
Within your
Cage?

Would you prefer
I release you
Into the wild?

Though do you,
Young fish,
Even remember?

Do you think
It’s wrong that
I have you?

After all, did you
Ever consent to
Your captivity?

Oh how I wish
I could ask you
These questions.

But if I could
Would you
Even understand?

Do fish have
A concept
Of Freedom?

Do We?