Wednesday, January 29, 2014

till death do us part

having a bad
day,
you feel the need
to be loved
so you decide
that maybe you
need a pet, something
that provides
you with uncompromising
affection
and will never
leave you.
something that will
never run
away despite
who you are
as a person.
you settle on a gold
fish.
a bright shiny
goldfish,
something
you can commit
to and show them
that you are not
commitment phobic.
you will feed this
goldfish
sprinkling
the pepper like
shaker of food
over it's little
bowl kingdom.
you'll sing to her.
tell her all the stories
you've told over
and over again
about things you
find funny
that she has never
heard. she'll
love it. what choice
will she have. ha.
she can't go
anywhere, ever.
at night before you
go to bed you'll check
on her, see if she's
in her little
porcelain castle,
hopefully not stuck.
you'll kiss the side
of the cold bowl
and say, night night
sweetie, sweet dreams.

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