Richard Brancato
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FISH TANK

the filter says bubble bubble bubble
the pump says whirr whirr whirr

the goldfish
swims
ignorantly--
the filter says bubble bubble bubble

it travels
nimbly
through the caves--
the pump says whirr whirr whirr

it happily
nibbles
pebbles--
the filter says bubble bubble bubble

the piranha
lunges
at the tail--
the pump says whirr whirr whirr

a head
swims
aimlessly--

the filter says bubble bubble bubble
the pump says whirr whirr whirr


This poem first appeared in Purple Patch, Issue 85, December 1995.




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