Let any fish

Who meets my gaze

Learn the true meaning of fear

For I am the harbinger of death

The bane of creatures subaqueous

My rod is true and unwavering

As I cast into the aquatic abyss

A man, scorned by this uncaring earth

Finds solace in the sea

My only friend

The worm upon my hook

Wriggling, writhing

Struggling to surmount

The mortal pointlessness

That permeates this barren world

I am alone

I am empty

And yet

I fish