The Salmon: Rebe A. Wagner Exhausted from his tiresome battle swimming hundreds of miles against the current to a slow pool where he started out Knowing his time is coming he searches for a mate Seeing a female laying eggs in the distance he swims toward her with great excitement A salmon strikes him in the side he whips around to face his foe Face to face they charge their heads collide Red water blinds him he swims through to fresh water He has won the right to mate hovering over the eggs, he spawns Tired, he looks for a place to rest calm pool like a sanctuary Darkness falls he struggles to stay awake using every last resource of energy Everything is quiet his eyes shut He sleeps A Blinded Salmon: Alysa Feng The sun shines bright I see stones and feel water flow I cannot find my home I feel the sun's heat Is the bright sun blinding me? I am confused Everything changed I cannot find my way Where is my home? I am lost I want to return home… The water shimmers above me A black shadow blocks the light My life will end soon I am helpless I cannot finish my duty, pity me I will die without peace Only with hatred and regret