Oedipus Complex, anyone?

[puerile_28]

The Salmon's Journey

From his freshwater nest, he rides
Out into the ocean
Only to come back
Up the same river.

Against the stream's flow,
And up the falls' ledge
Scraping skin, bending fins,
Sliding back to the ocean.

He comes. Oh, he comes!
With his mighty tail,
Jumping upright,
Swimming posthaste,
As the current pushes, pulls,
And throws him about the waves.

Up and down,
up and down,
and Up again!
He powers through
And stretches out to sire fry
That will
Ride out into the ocean
and come back
Up the same river.