The Orange Whale

What would it be like to be a whale surrounded at all times by salty sea
water so big you don’t even know how big yet eating tiny things you

don’t even know their names just eat them because they come in front
of you I can’t imagine it’s a very happy life and in spite of what I hear

contentment might be possible of course and contentment is so hard to
come by maybe that should be called happiness now that I think of it

I have always felt close to whales and especially blue whales not so much
humpbacks because they look sleek and powerful and also have ridges and

warts under their chin not ugly warts just warts I always liked blue whales
because since very young blue has been my favorite color I do like orange

as well though it’s not as useful as blue I wish there was an orange whale
and now that I think of it why not orange is not a normal color like blue or

red I get the shivers thinking about a red whale but an orange whale would
not draw so much attention for example as a red which would bring people

from all around the four corners but an orange whale could bring happiness
to all the drab whales who would see him and think wow an orange whale

The author is Robert Pope.
Image by Rohit Kushwaha from Pixabay