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Pluck one fat orange body from the water Slippery fins pinched between finger and thumb Wiggling, wriggling struggling for life Pointless life with a five second memory Fat drops of water leave trails across the counter top Plop, let it fall onto the plate Gills flexing Mouth agape Open, close Blank eyes stare upwards Watching reflected light from the water ripple on the ceiling The first thing to be spooned out Spread over fresh toast Like butter before jam Goldfish on top of eye jelly Fat orange body still wiggling Wriggling, struggling for that pointless life A five second memory Gills still flexing Mouth moving slowly Open, close Empty eye sockets now watching nothing Still staring in mute horror How strange I hear no one questions No gasping people with pointing fingers Screams of horror as they flee Nothing... No one cares About goldfish on toast
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Mar 23, 2012
Mar 23, 2012 at 6:15 PM UTC
Goldfish on toast
Pluck one fat orange body from the water Slippery fins pinched between finger and thumb Wiggling, wriggling struggling for life Pointless life with a five second memory Fat drops of water leave trails across the counter top Plop, let it fall onto the plate Gills flexing Mouth agape Open, close Blank eyes stare upwards Watching reflected light from the water ripple on the ceiling The first thing to be spooned out Spread over fresh toast Like butter before jam Goldfish on top of eye jelly Fat orange body still wiggling Wriggling, struggling for that pointless life A five second memory Gills still flexing Mouth moving slowly Open, close Empty eye sockets now watching nothing Still staring in mute horror How strange I hear no one questions No gasping people with pointing fingers Screams of horror as they flee Nothing... No one cares About goldfish on toast
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Mar 23, 2012
Mar 23, 2012 at 6:15 PM UTC
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