Where They Went
by Joseph HaldenJanuary 30, 2020
No one knew where they went.
They could have gone into the river, perhaps, to cascade among banks that never charged interest.
Maybe they went to another world, to float free and feel the morning dew from methane clouds.
Perhaps they became dark matter, flipping and flopping over their fins as they, too, vanished.
Or maybe they gathered together in a massive coliseum where the whole world spun for their entertainment, where the stars, the sun, and the moon all centered on them, and in the deepest twilight they could see their ancestors journeying across the ebony blanket of the universe.
It was possible.
I couldn't see far enough to know for sure.
As I poured another goldfish into the toilet and pressed the handle, I held onto enough hope for both of us.
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