Patricia Wallace Jones

Stout Infantfish

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The smallest, lightest animal with a
backbone is the adult, 7mm long Stout
Infantfish. It lives for just two months.

The Stout Infantfish is on a diet.
The Stout Infantfish isn’t happy with its profile.
The Stout Infantfish is going to cut out chocolate.
The Stout Infantfish eats no chips.

The Stout Infantfish has tantrums,
claims it doesn’t have enough respect,
says the things it does are really valuable,
swims with a petulant flick of the tail.

The Stout Infantfish doesn’t take much exercise.
The Stout Infantfish spends long days thinking.
The Stout Infantfish doesn’t want to be a couch fish.
The Stout Infantfish orders an exercise bicycle.

The Stout Infantfish feels it’s growing old
before its time, though it’s only 45 (days).
It wants to see more of the reef,
wants to get a book out.

The Stout Infantfish has read of other fish,
can feel the current, knows about the ocean.
It doesn’t want to end up in the belly of a Guppy,
wants to take a charter flight to West Bengal.

The Stout Infantfish is on the Internet.
The Stout Infantfish invades Peru.
The Stout Infantfish has solved Global Warming.
The Stout Infantfish is slim, is adult.