Guppies
I bought a one-gallon tank
for a pair of guppies alive.
The tank was on the window shank
And the two guppies turned into five.
The plants didn’t do well.
So I bought a six-gallon tank
With lighting and heating, in which to dwell.
I put it in a downstairs room, to be frank.
Suddenly, the guppies increased!
I think thirty or more were seen.
The plants I added were a messy feast.
so catfish, to keep the bottom clean
Now what?
When I was young,
I solved the problem but
From age a problem sprung.
Flushing some dull fish
down the toilet seemed easy then.
Now, my over-ripe ethics began to swish
saying this is “wrong” to do again.
Is this how a god feels?
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