Fish Fingers and Other Body Parts
Fish fingers
carrot toes
fried egg kneecaps
and a red tomato nose
candyfloss hair
apple cheeks
peachy skin
mint teeth
cauliflower ears
a wobbly jelly tum
lemonade tears
and a pink blancmange
BUM.
carrot toes
fried egg kneecaps
and a red tomato nose
candyfloss hair
apple cheeks
peachy skin
mint teeth
cauliflower ears
a wobbly jelly tum
lemonade tears
and a pink blancmange
BUM.
This poem is copyright (©) Barbara Bleiman 2025
About the Writer
Barbara Bleiman
Barbara is an ex-English teacher and writer of adult and YA fiction, with two novels published and a recent collection of short stories for adults, Kremlinology of Kisses. Barbara has an anthology of short stories for secondary school students coming out in the autumn via the English and Media Centre where she works.
