The tropical fish stickers
that decorate my wall
are sprouting gills and fins
before they start to fall.
The stickers are real fish,
complete with scales and slime.
I wish this hadn’t happened
just before bed time.
Sea turtles are jumping
and crawling to my door.
A clown fish dives with grace
then flops around my floor.
I put them in my drink
before another dives.
But I’ll need some help
before that shark arrives.
