A philosophy of Liberty 

gets caught in

a fisherman's net,

fluoresces, though

on its last legs,

as a gasp escapes

from the gills

of an anglerfish, 

when a mermaid, 

mythical yet hopeful,

flees a wishbone, 

to mend the wreck 

and free that 

reckless Liberty, 

while the lodestar

guides on, graceful

testament to what

unfailingly shines on...