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~~Written by Lori A. Dennis~~ 3/20/90 ~~The poem on this page is copyrighted, thank you.~~
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There was a goldfish in a big glass tank
People threw pennies in for a wish and
then the penny sank. The goldfish tried
to get out of the pennies way, but it
ended up hitting him on the head
everyday!
"How dare they do that, it hits me on
the head, what good is it, I can't eat
it?" the fish said. Then they stare at
me like I'm some kind of freak. And I
see their lips moving as if they were to
speak.
Then this kids comes by and shakes my
tank, I'm so dizzy, why does he insist
on this prank! He then sticks his
tongue out at me, oh how I wish I could
be as big as he!
Hey, what's this? I'm growing so fast,
I'm out of my tank, my tail comes out
last. And I'm standing close to the
boy on the floor, his eyes are open as
wide as the door!
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I'm able to walk and I go to a mirror,
I see my image and I then begin to fear!
Because behind me is this big yellow cat
and he's wearing a smile, ever so fat!
I start to waddle, very quickly and I'm
feeling kinda sickly. Where do I go,
what do I do, how do I get out of this
mess, I'm feeling really blue!
The cat is getting closer to me, oh
please, oh please just let me be!
What was it that I thought because if I
don't remember I think I'll be caught!
Then suddenly the kid came back, he
chased off that cat, he gave him a
whack. The kid came to me and asked if
I was okay, "I'm alittle shaken up, as
I was close to becoming a fillet!"
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The boy just stared at me and asked,
how did I get so big so fast? I don't
remember how I got to be this way, the
pennies just keep coming everyday.
Did you wish anything, the boy asked me,
"Hey, that's it! I wished I was as big
as thee!" So make another wish and back
you'll go into the tank, the fish
looked at the boy and then he did thank.
I'm really so lonely, the fish said to
the lad, people always come by and
treat me bad. I wish I could go back
to being small, and that you'd take me
home with you, after all.
And then at once, the fish started to
shrink. Back into the tank, he swam,
he blinked. The boy picked up the tank
and carried him to where he did live
and treated him real good and a home he
did give.
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