Armor A dime shiny silver in the pocket a gold fish shiny orange has no memory a penny dull brown by the creek a tub shiny metal full of water the dime for emergencies making a call the goldfish for training to motivate kids the penny unused unimportant left to disappear the tub for drowning whatever is unwanted.
About the Author: LB Sedlacek has had poems and stories appear in “Impspired,” “River Dog,” “Hill Rag,” “Inverse Journal,” and “Iconoclast.” Her short stories “Sight Unseen” and “Backwards Wink” were awarded 1st Place Prose prizes in “Branches Literary Magazine.” For 20 years, she published the free resource for poets, “The Poetry Market Ezine.” LB also likes to swim and read.
Image Credit: Public domain image originally from Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation. Philadelphia :Innes & sons (1908) Courtesy of The Biodiversity Heritage Library
As It Ought To Be 