Angler

I am an Angler. I sit in the dark. The walls suffocate me with my agitation. I am an Angler. I am not like you. I am from the depths of the ocean. I am an Angler. Predators may eat me alive. They manifest a death strip, one which I cannot pass. I am an Angler. My curiosity is held prisoner deep in my mind. I long to break down the walls, and to explore a new world of light and liberty. I am an Angler. There may be many around me, but here I sit alone. There is no light, no sound, no hope, to carry my words. I am an Angler. I heard a sound. A sound that I have never heard. I am an Angler. A sound of toppling. I dare say it gave me life. I am an Angler. My body acts on impulse. I swim to what I think is up. I am an Angler. I do not know what I’ll find. I do not know my destination. I am an Angler. My delusion has taken me past where I've never gone. But I was not alone. I am an Angler. The coming light shined on us. Me and the thousands of others, rushing to the top. I am an Angler. The adrenaline, a feeling I have never known. It is beautiful that you can feel things. I am an Angler. Where were the predators? The ones that kept me confined in the bloc. I am an Angler. I saw the surface. The checkpoint to freedom. I am an Angler. The Iron Curtain unraveled. I may see the sun. I am an Angler. You may see me now. I am just like you.