Edna and the Fish

By Stephen Thompson © 2012

Edna and Charlie set out one night,
On the lake to see, if the fish would bite.
His luck was bad, but hers was not,
Into the boat came, the fish she caught.

Edna proclaimed, such a beautiful fish,
A better catch, I could not wish.
But this creature of God, I cannot keep,
It must go back to its home in the deep.

Edna, oh Edna, you anger me,
Your silly logic, I cannot see.
Your foolishness, I can no longer ignore,
I’ve had enough, I can take no more.

The anchor line on the deck did lay,
Entangled her leg as she released her prey.
He saw his luck change, and he threw the anchor in,
Charlie watched her sink, she could not swim.

Family and friends knew something was wrong,
Edna was gone, much too long.
Crocodile tears, couldn’t change the view,
That something evil, Charlie surely knew.

Edna, oh Edna, you anger me,
Your silly logic, I cannot see.
Your foolishness, I can no longer ignore,
I’ve had enough, I can take no more.

Over the lake so dark, many moons did rise,
Before the old sheriff, had a lucky night.
Into his boat came a fish so grand,
In its mouth was Edna’s wedding band.

Charlie spends his days, in a prison cell,
His thoughts drift back, to when things were well.
When moonless nights meant happiness,
Fishing with Edna, and her foolishness.

Edna, oh Edna, you angered me,
Your silly logic, I could never see.
Your foolishness, I should have ignored,
I’ve wrecked my life, I can fish no more.
I’ve wrecked my life, I can fish no more.