Frying Fish

Sizzling pan, shimmering bubbles.
Dipped in flour and dumped in oil.
Unblinking eyes without an ounce of hope,
A long wait for its death.

Slathered in flour, poked with chopstick.
Helpless as a cornered beast and its tearless eyes.<
Limp and lifeless without an ounce of control,
A torturous climb to heaven.

Crispy skin, golden scales.
A prod on the left, a nudge on the right.
White flesh revealed its white surrender,
A sumptuous dinner for its murderers.