Going Crazy

in my dreams---where foggy images
have grown into monsters

their fangs not quite like horror movie
fish that snap and snarl as they
fight the line with
my very favourite hook

bought with the last of
five bucks

then turning around
a bear salivating for a piece
of flesh---mine

figuring I’m not going to land any
big one today so might
as well snatch the one in front of his
hungry eyeballs. I scream

waking up quickly and grabbing
onto my wife in desperation
knowing mom isn’t
around to
kiss away childish fears.

© Richard L. Provencher