A Poem for Ariel

Fish are a fairly
private species,
so they work great
as a blank canvass.

Needing to come up
with an explanation
that absolves Boo
of the suspicion
that she frequently
drinks from his tank,
I like to say that
Ariel is a suicidal
jumping fish, or
perhaps a piranha,
generally the reason
the top of the tank
becomes eschewed
or water loitering
around it.

Ariel wants to leap
out, but Boo's there
to knock him back in.

Ariel attacks Boo,
and Boo knocks him back in.

Regardless, fish are our friends,
not food. I like to
consider myself his sponsor.

And make funny faces
back at him.