Roman Ryan

My eyes 
as usual
lie. 
These are 
happy fish 
according to
records.
The pond's
bonds can
never be
paid back.
Should not
have taken
all those
bets, bass.
It is a
crass thing
to string 
up a smaller
mouth.
I would 
rather go
south than
speak my
mind into
this unkind
tributary.
The tribute
sounds airy
under these
clouds. Let 
the mind
be blue,
that is 
merely 
what is
true.