For my birthday my dear friends purchased an illuminated fish tank

Which they placed in the corner of my running room

At first it contained no water and the fluorescent light was wasted on me

I had little time for my gift

But soon my friends filled the tank with illuminated water

 And added twenty-eight fish

Three of these fish especially attracted me

Two Mudskippers and Neon

The Neon was sickly and spent a lot of its time hiding in the gravel

But the Mudskippers quite often rested in areas superior to the water

They made rather dull humming sounds especially at night

It was rather soothing to me as I lay in the arms of my beloved

But soon things changed as the Neon died suddenly

I no longer saw the immediate flashes of its minute colour

Rapid in the bright waters

Even the conversation of the Mudskippers seemed dull

This all proved too much for me and soon I gave my tank to a nearby church

And now as I lay in the arms of my beloved

I content myself with looking at the bleak blank walls of my factory room

 

2018