WILDANDREADY Poetry (113)

HE COMES COMPLETE WITH HIS OWN LUNCHBOX; SO MOST PEOPLE, UPON SEEING HIM; WOULD CALL HIM AN OX! HE IS SO LOVING AND HAS JUST ONE BROTHER, TOBY; AND ONE SISTER, EMILY; AND ALL OF MY FAMILY ARE HAPPY AND FREE! EACH DAY BRINGS A NEW ADVENTURE WITH BENGY SLEEPING BY THE FAN WITH ME WHILE THE OTHERS SLEEP WHEREVER THEY CHOOSE;FOR IN THIS HOUSEHOLD, NO ONE CAN EVER LOSE! IF ALL COUNTRIES COULD BE AS HAPPY AS WE ARE; LIVING WOULD BE SO GREAT; AND LOVE WOULD TAKE ON; AN ETERNAL STATE!

THERE"S NOTHING MORE THAT I CAN ADD, FOR HIS REASONS TO EVICT ME, ARE WITHOUT TRUTH, AND FOR HIM; THE FINAL OUTCOME SHALL BE NOTHING BUT BAD! I HAVE BEEN RAISING WONDERFUL CATS FOR SEVEN YEARS; AND IF I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE; I SHALL FACE LIFE WITH NOTHING BUT TEARS! HE MIGHT WIN AN EVICTION; BUT IN TURN WILL LOSE HIS SOUL; FOR THE SUPREME BEING HAS SAID; IF YOU TREAT ANIMALS BADLY; YOU SHALL NEVER ENTER MY KINGDOM BUT RATHER BE CONDEMNED AND THROWN INTO THE LAND OF THE LOST; WHERE YOU SHALL SUFFER ETERNAL MISERY; AND FOREVER BE PERSECUTED AND TOSSED!

I RECENTLY MET A GIRL NAMED PATTY, WHOM I FOUND INTERESTING FOR SHE SEEMED RATHER CHATTY! I LOVE GIRLS WHO CAN TALK AND HOLD THEIR OWN; AS LONG AS IT DOESN"T DEVELOP INTO A NASTY TONE! SHE SAID SHE LONGED TO BE A POET! I TOLD HER THAT CAN ONLY BE A DREAM, FOR YOU RECEIVE THE GIFT, AS A TOT; EITHER YOU HAVE IT, OR HAVE NOT! I THEN TOLD HER TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN, AND FILL IT WITH STEAM; THAT"S WHEN SHE TURNED ON ME, TO THE FULLEST EXTREME! I DON"T NEED YOU TO TELL ME HOW TO WRITE; YOU"RE WASTING MY TIME, SO GOODBYE, AND GOODNITE! I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ADD ONE LAST THOUGHT, WHICH EVERYONE CAN LEARN FROM; AND THAT IS; CAN YOU HEAR THE TICK TOCK? WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME; STRIVE TO BE A BETTER PERSON; FOR YOU CAN NEVER OUTRUN; THE ALMIGHTY CLOCK!

NEIL; YOU HAVE A UNIQUE STYLE; WHICH MAKES THE YOUNG GIRLS PACK EVERY AISLE! WHEN YOU SING; I AM, I SAID AND SAY I"M NEW YORK CITY BORN AND RAISED; THAT TAKES ME BACK TO MY HAPPIEST DAYS! YOUR MUSIC AND SONGS WILL NEVER DIE! I SHALL ALWAYS BOW DOWN TO YOUR GREATNESS; AND THAT"S NO LIE! FEAR NOT; FOR YOU SHALL LIVE FOREVER AND YOUR WORDS SHALL LIVE IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUNG AND OLD SIMPLY BECAUSE YOUR MUSIC AND WORDS ARE QUITE CLEVER!

HE ONLY SHINES FOR ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR; BUT ONCE YOU SEE HIS LIT UP ANGRY FACE; YOU ARE SURE TO GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY FOR GRACE! HIS FRIENDS CONSIST OF; GOBLINS AND WITCHES WHO DWELL ON SCARING PEOPLE, WHILE DIGGING THEIR DITCHES! YES, THIS NIGHT IS SO WELCOME TO JACK AND HIS MANY EVIL FRIENDS; BUT WAIT TIL THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THE ANGELS APPEAR, AND RETIRE JACK AND HIS FRIENDS, TO AN ANGELIC END; UNTIL NEXT YEAR!

I HOPE THERE IS SUCH A PLACE; FOR THE WAY THEY ARE TREATED ON EARTH; IS SUCH A DISGRACE! THERE ARE SLAUGHTER HOUSES, WHERE BABIES ARE SCREAMING, WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE MERCILESSLY TAKEN! TO WITNESS SUCH HORROR, WOULD SURELY LEAVE ANYONE QUITE SHAKEN! THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY; AND I AM LIVING FOR THAT DAY, WHEN PEOPLE CAN LIVE SOLELY ON PIZZA, WITH TONS OF CHEESE, AND OTHER INGREDIENTS; THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PLEASE! LET US ALL UNITE TO SAVE THOSE PRECIOUS HOG FAMILIES; AND ONE DAY THE HOGS WILL SAY; THANK YOU SO MUCH EARTH PEOPLE FOR WE HAVE FINALLY FOUND A PLACE, WHERE WE CAN BE SAFE, RUN AND PLAY, FOR IN HOG HAVEN; WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE START; OF A NEW DAY!

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMPANY; BUT BABY, IT"S PLAIN TO SEE; WE ALL HAVE OUR PLACE; BUT I NEED MY SPACE; TO GO THRU LIFE MERRILY! WE CAN DATE, OFF AND ON; AND WHEN SPENDING THE NITE; WE SHALL LOOK UPON THE THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON AND THINGS WE CAN GROW ON! AND IF ONE DAY; THE RIGHTS OUTWEIGH THE WRONGS; WE SHALL FOREVER ENTWINE OURSELVES WITH; GREAT TIMES, GREAT WINE, AND ESPECIALLY; THE EVERLASTING LOVE FOR; GREAT POETRY AND SONGS!

WHEN THE OWL SPEAKS; PEOPLE LISTEN! HE POSSESSES THOSE SPOOKY EYES THAT SEEM TO GLISTEN! I LONG TO HEAR HIM HOOT, FOR HE"S AN EVERLASTING WATCHDOG AND YOU SHOULD BE EVER AWARE AS YOU COMMUTE! HE"S A STRANGE BIRD BUT HARDLY A MORE DISTINCTIVE SOUND CAN EVER BE HEARD! I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN OWL PERCHED OUTSIDE MY HOME! HE WOULD BE MY FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AND HE WOULD ALERT ME, BEFORE THE MOMENT GETS TENSE!

YOU VOLUNTEER TO PROTECT THE HENS, AND CROW TO ALERT MANKIND OF THE APPROACHING DAWN; TIME TO GET UP AND GET READY FOR A NEW MORN! LAST WEEK, I WATCHED THREE ROOSTERS PLAYING MERRILY IN A FIELD; I WAVED TO THEM, AND ONE LOOKED AT ME, AND I FELT HIM SAY; HI TRAVIS; THANKS FOR CARING; AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! I RETURNED LATER WITH SOME FOOD FOR MY NEW FOUND FRIEND; ONLY TO DISCOVER, THAT TRAGEDY HAD BEFALLEN THEM; AND THEY HAD REACHED A HORRIBLE END! I PLACED THEIR BODIES UNDER A HUGE BEAUTIFUL TREE; WHERE THEY WOULD FOREVER BE WATCHED OVER SO HEAVENLY! OH BLESSED ROOSTER; ONE DAY, WHEN YOU SEE THE MONSTERS BEING BROUGHT TO JUSTICE; JUST BREAK OUT IN A BIG SMILE; AND BLOW THEM A KISS!

TO MY BROTHERS WHO HAVE PASSED ON; BUT THE MEMORIES I SHALL ALWAYS LOOK UPON; ANTHONY; AT AGE FIVE; HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO TIE MY SHOES; HOLD MY HEAD HIGH; AND NEVER GET THE BLUES! DOMINICK; WHO BOUGHT ME MY FIRST BOWLING SET; TAUGHT ME HOW TO KEEP SCORE; AND NOW MY AVERAGE IS 220; AND HIS TEACHINGS I SHALL NEVER FORGET! RALPHIE; HE TOOK ME TO A STORE TO GET ME A BIKE, BUT THE MERCHANT SAID; SIR; YOU HAVE NO CREDIT; SO GO TAKE A HIKE! TWO WEEKS LATER; HE TOOK ME BACK; HANDED THE MERCHANT CASH; AND HE TOOK THE BIKE, OFF THE RACK! YES; I"M CRYING AS I"M WRITING THIS; BUT TO MY THREE GREAT IDOLS, I SAY; THANKS FOR EVERYTHING; AND I"M SEALING THIS POEM; WITH A SPECIAL KISS!

WHAT A GLORIOUS BUNCH OF PEOPLE, TOGETHER IN ONE GREAT CITY! HOW YOU LIVE AND LEARN, AND ACT AS ONE, WHEN TRAGEDY BLOCKS THE SUN! OH, THE MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND LIBRARIES, ARE SURELY, SECOND TO NONE! GOD BLESS THE DAY, HE CREATED NEW YORK; I'M SURE HE'S PROUD OF EVERYONE!

HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, AS THEY RESUME, THEIR NIGHTLY FLIGHT! THEIR UNHATCHED EGGS, FALLING FROM TREES, WILL NEVER PUT THEIR MINDS AT EASE! THEY FLY, THEY DIVE, THEY HOP AROUND; FROM EARLY MORNING, TO LATE SUNDOWN! I KNOW THE DAY IS SOON TO COME; WHEN ALL MANKIND WILL LIVE AS ONE, AND THE BIRDS OF PARADISE, WILL WELCOME, THEIR ETERNAL SON! WE HAVE TO SHUT THE HUNTERS DOWN, OR FOREVER WEAR AN EVERLASTING FROWN!