Fish 4 U and Fish 4 Me but not Fish 4 everybody

I went into "Mega Pet" the other day looking for a bag of fluorescent yellow gravel. Their huge inventory just like the other Depot's and Mart's was mind-boggling. The fish took my breath away in all their sleeky vibrance and they looked to me more like an item Made in China than a freckled little soul wiggling around in a Thai paddy field. Starbuck found me wandering down the "fish tanks for your wall'" aisle carrying three electric blue Betta's and he reminded me of the four I had at home, the one I have at work, and the two I'd just bought at FISH 4 U. Insisting that the late "Oscar" had never been replaced I managed to walk out with a huge male with flawless magenta scales and endless crimson tails. I spent less than $5 and left the neon sterility feeling dirty.

I composed the following litany which I chant everyday to remind myself where my loyalties lie and why bigger, better, cheaper, and staying open till later with ten times more variety isn't always Betta...

F4U

Fish For You

41st South and Highland Drive

Fish 4 U with algae, bubbles, and plants

Fish 4 U a fountain of water salty and fresh
Fish 4 U Tuesdays at midnight come Siamese fighters

Fish 4 U Someone spying in camo with binoculars?

Fish 4 U Breathing damp air of green and blue

Fish 4 U Orchestral gurgling around you
Fish 4 U Small and neighborly

Fish 4 U Knows your name
Fish 4 U An American aquarium dream!