The Fishy Afterlife

You see, I’m a dead fish. My name is Robert III. You may be wondering, Who would name a fish? Well, all fish have names, thank you very much. Your next question might be, Wait, if you’re dead, how are you telling this story? Well, I’m writing this from the fishy afterlife.
    See, I watched…as horrible human beings, took my dead body, and instead of giving me a burial of respect, they took my dead body, and they put in a pan. I watched as that pan burned my skin. I watched as it cooked my insides. And I watched as those human—those horrible humans—put me on a plate that was delivered to another. I watched as that other human put me in their mouth. And I watched as my little fishy body was cut up and masticated.

Fainting Goat

UT

15 years old

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  • My Depression

    Some days

    It’s hard to find

    A reason

    To get out of bed

    The depression claws

    At me

    Begging me

    To just stay there

    Sink into the darkness

    And disappear

    But I don’t want to

    Do that

  • My Best Friend

    As I stood there

    Crying in the rain

    I stopped and stared

    At the sunset before me

    My tears fell faster

    As I remembered

    The feel of his arms

    Around me

    And thought of how

    Distant he’s been

  • Waking Up

    Look

    I’m sick and tired of all this shit and pretending

    Look

    I’m sick and tired of all the fairytale endings

    Look

    I don’t know how I’m supposed to survive like this

    But look