A new study concludes that fish feel pain.
The anglers make the distinction
between receptors in the mouth
and the lack of a cognizant brain,
to the sensations of a hook in the mouth
that makes the fish pull away.
I've seen fish wince when I was young.
Life is said to begin at the first breath.
But every year the ability to breathe
seems to get younger and younger.
Technology that kick starts the smallest human
has us wondering when life actually begins.
Life and death are just flip sides
to the same miraculous coin.
So far everyone seems to be in agreement
as to when life fundamentally ends.
Between the fish and the tiny babies,
small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand,
it still looks like all life is sacred.
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- Mountain Poet, Copyright 2003
Winner of Editor's Choice Award
International Poetry Association
Fish Photo: Unknown
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