are you missing an oar?

the fish seller's skin always smells of fish
the fish seller uses washing soap
but his hands most of all smell of fish
the fish seller's wife's breasts
often smell of fish
his children's notebooks
never smell of fish
but their melancholic lunches
wrapped in newspaper
always always smell of fish

the fish seller is a quiet man
who learns his lessons from the sea bed
like how to carry the entire weight of the sea
and nurture life (fish smelling of course)
and yet flash silver
in the sun
and laugh out loud
when the tide comes in