Tuesday, December 9, 2008

FISH

(Because I am in a poetic mood.)

"Eat your fish!" said the Asian mother to her son.
"Eat your fish!" said the Asian mother to her daughter.
"You'll grow hair on your chest," she said to the son.
"You'll grow a chest," she said to the daughter.

So the son and the daughter faithfully ate their fish,
Anticipating their future with much optimism.

"How does fish do it?" they asked each other.
"How could fish do one for the one, another for the other?"
"What if it did one for the other, and another for the one?"
"Or what if it does both for both?" asked the son.

So the son and daughter reluctantly ate their fish,
Dreading their future with much scepticism.

And so the years past, and the boy and girl grew.
And the man and the woman in the end both knew

They should have eaten more fish.

11 comments:

Payne Family said...

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Oh that is the truth...

michelle@somedaycrafts said...

Is this a true story? Just wondering! Funny.

Token Asian Friend said...

True story!

Lara said...

Really? I didn't know that!.. who are you?

Lara said...

Achuly, it was probly the spirit that led me hear. aka TAMN

Token Asian Friend said...

Prolly!

Lar. said...

And as the years went on the son faithfully followed his mothers advice, continuing to eat his fish for he trusted his mother and knew she had to be right. we are now sad to report that the mother was right, however it did another for the one.

Token Asian Friend said...

Poor sap!

Laurie S said...

Your comments on Tamn's blog are hilarious. Your blog is hilarious. You've got yourself another blog follower. Congrats.

Lobbie said...

This made me laugh inside and out.

Jen said...

Found you through TAMN as well - love your humor and this poem is awesome (and so well-written.)

Stalking!