The Day my Goldfish Died!

The day my gold fish died!

just behind a shopping mall

on Magdalene Bay

lived a happy little goldfish

who swam and swam all day

then that ordinary goldfish

grew and he grew

'till he was nearly the size

of his tank too

everything was perfect

now, there came a day

the sun was bright and shining

I ran outside to play

the temperature rose and rose

it got unbearably hot

I went back inside

so my brain wouldn't rot

the screen door closed

just behind me

but a teeny bit too slow

because that black cat was slimy

he slipped in with silence

so, little did I know

that as soon as I would leave the room

he would stoop so low

unknowing of the presence

of such a tiny killer

I left the poor goldfish

to be fished at with a swurr

I wasn't gone that long

but it felt like forever

when I saw that eye, that fin, that tail

strewn across the floor

not even with a tear

could I fully express

how I was in utter shock

my heart was in distress

and ever since that fateful day

I've never owned another fish

for the want of a champion

had been my only wish!