"I can't love anything I can't finish."
That's just a good line. I think it encapsulates the the tone of the entire poem; this man is dying, and he knows it, and he doesn't want to leave behind any unfinished business. When he goes ahead with the goldfish, he reaches an important decision. He can't necessarily tie up all the loose ends, so he may as well get the bowl of goldfish. If he has to die, he wants to go "in brilliance." I'm not sure how goldfish make one's life transform immediately into something brilliant, but I certainly wouldn't deny the man his contentment.
"And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it. God knows that's what everyone else does."
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