Flying fish wish to escape

their predators

They take flight

to avoid a fight

They'll never win.

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They have special fins

that work as wings

Lifting them out of

the sunlight zone

Where most plants and animals

inhabit. 

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They can glide

quite a distance

Providing them 

assistance

For their resistance

to their foes. 

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Who knows 

how their special

gift was composed

But it comes in handy

is quite dandy

When dealing with

the reality of the ocean's

fatality. 

 

By Lynn Hahn