s o a p b o x.

"you have to be careful of what you say."
said a goldfish who lives alone in his bowl.
"for once you had said it,
no way back, you can regain."

"what is that you are saying?
that compassion, love, and forgiveness
has no meaning?
or even the power to restrain?"

"no, no, my poor human. I'll tell you something."
said a goldfish who lives alone in his bowl.
"of the saddest tragedy,
of why I am alone."

"once there were two,
another goldfish and I.
we were happy together.
through the worst and best of times."

"but one morning they found,
the other goldfish upside down.
they took him out of the bowl,
and said, 'we'll take him to the town"

"he never came back.
you would have guessed.
and it's all just because of what I've said."
said a goldfish who lives alone in his bowl.

"whatever could it be?
that horrid thing you've said
to the poor goldfish friend of yours,
that would send him to his death?"

the goldfish smiled and made a reply.

"play dead"

said a goldfish who lives alone in his bowl.

edit @ 23 Jun 2008 21:24:26 by yukiran