Writing :: Mother Fails to Watch Rob at School Fair

Rob raises a fist to Mother: a small plastic baggie,
twist-tied, sloshing with water and a goldfish.
Mother buys a tank, coordinated gravel, fish food,
seven decorative plants. The next day,
Goldie gapes, rolls its eyes and fins belly-up,
sinks with a scale-loosening thump on the gravel.

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