What Are Bones If Not: Emi, Jackie

May 9, 2020 Kate Belew with Emi, Jackie

After breaking its spine we noticed

that a fish is just a fish 

caught and hooked by temptation

or survival or some other kind of struggle

and what are bones if not 

the linoleum in the bathtub peeling.

Fish hearts have only one chamber 

but it only takes one for an echo.