Cold Duck and I (sonnet)

Cold duck and I are swimming all around,
Trying to make sense of why I am here.
Fighting to keep my feet firm on the ground,
Struggling to keep my entire mind clear.
Cold duck says I am all wrong for this pond,
I long for the land of ten thousand lakes.
It's a place for which I've always been fond,
Where even lame ducks sometimes get a break.
Cold duck and I think the world is too large;
Too many people with rules, oh so strange.
I wish, just for once, that I could take charge
Of life, of my destiny, for a change.
Cold duck and I only meet now and then,
'Twill be hard to wait 'til we meet again.