Spot the fish was Mendel's pet

A fat goldfish with orange spots.

He was unique and cool to see

But pretty... well, he was not.

He looked like a floating basketball

A floating, pudgy, orange and white

  bloated, but friendly and loved to swim

Behind the sunken treasure sight.

Today we fed him (as we always do)

Left for a freinds house for the day

When we got back, he was at the top of the tank

Swimming in a most unusual way.

He was swimming upside down

Right near the pane of glass...

Then we realized he wasn't swimming!

Our poor fishy friend passed.

We're not sure what happened

But we can take a guess

It was something about the battery

That fell off the desk

It was on there when left,

But was not when we got back

And was sitting in the place

Where spot loved to relax...

So... We gave Spot a few words

And a saddened good-bye

And we sent him a swirling

To golden pipes in the sky.

Mendel is heart broken

He says that he'll miss her

And now he's adopted

Mom's catfish named Whiskers.