My New Favorite Poem!!!

Your Catfish Friend
by Richard Brautigan

If I were to live my life

in catfish forms

in scaffolds of skin and whiskers

at the bottom of a pond

and you were to come by

one evening

when the moon was shining

down into my dark home

and stand there at the edge

of my affection

and think, "It's beautiful

here by this pond. I wish

somebody loved me,"

I'd love you and be your catfish

friend and drive such lonely

thoughts from your mind

and suddenly you would be

at peace,

and ask yourself, "I wonder

if there are any catfish

in this pond? It seems like

a perfect place for them."





This Poem is Very unique to me. It caught my attention. I had some difficulty trying to find a poem that I could read and think to myself, "Man I really think that is cool!", or something along those lines. This peom made me think of all of the friends Ihave and if they would do the same for me if they were a catfish. I would, i think. Maybe not, if they had a fishing pole in there hands. :) All in all, I thought that this poem was very nice and it shows some great passion for friendship.