Dear Mothman by Robin Gow

Author:Robin Gow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Hanna Tells Me About Her Science Fair Experiment Today

and I feel bad because I’ve talked so much about mine

but I never asked about hers.

I wonder how often I do that.

I go over to her house and she shows me

her huge tank of all kinds of fishes.

There are glowing fish and goldfish and tiny fish

and wall-of-the-tank-sucking fish.

She taps the side of the tank and then feeds the fish.

By tapping the tank’s wall she’s hoping she can teach the fish

to come to that side when the food comes.

Her experiment is to see how the fish act differently.

I never knew fish could learn things.

Hanna says, “No one respects fish. I think it’s because

you can’t pet them.”

I tell her, “Your fish are very smart.”

And she thanks me and tells me to give it a try.

I peer into the water and see all their little faces.

I tap the glass and the fish don’t seem to notice.

I drop in the food and say, “I think they’re just still learning.”

Hanna says, “At least I have a little more than a week

till the science fair.” We hang out and talk on her porch.

Her parents make dinner, and I like them a lot.

They ask me what my project is about

and I hesitate to say “Mothman” because I know

that sounds not real, so I just say

“I’m taking a survey with a bunch of questions.”

Hanna shoots me a look, and later I tell her

I just want them to like me. She says

she understands.

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