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The frenzied crowd
Was not entertained;
I was in danger
The day that it rained.
Let’s read the Cat again.
I’ll do the funny voice.
But soon it was clear
That I had no choice.
Had to find a new story
They would enjoy,
So I told them one about
When I was a boy.
Ever seen a dead body?
No, neither had I,
But I heard of this place
They store them nearby
This lean of tired trees
I could barely see.
Probably shouldn’t go there,
But you know me.
First there was a dragon
(It was really a horse)
I decided to go
Make friends with, of course.
She turned on me and screamed,
“I’m not your mother!”
All I saw were teeth,
So I dove for cover.
An inauspicious start,
A good reason to walk.
Asked the dog which route,
But he still couldn't talk.
He said if you need me
You know I'll be around.
Then he was off,
Nose to the ground.
No bridge at the creek,
Just a lot of snakes.
Oh, the perilous journeys
A young fool undertakes.
I got to the place,
Found nothing but stones
With marks I couldn't read
So I turned to go home.
I stopped in my tracks.
My gut fell away.
Five wild dogs
Had something to say,
How all winter long
They'd not much to eat,
I looked pretty good,
Finally some fresh meat.
Shaking like a leaf,
Feet heavy as stone,
Had almost forgotten
I wasn't alone.
A blur flew by
On the edge of my sight.
Someone who loved me
Was ready to fight.
Some horrible sounds
I'd never heard before,
In the blink of an eye,
Five became four.
I started to yell
And swing my knife.
This must be how it felt
To fight for your life.
We made it home that day,
No thanks to me,
But something had changed.
My mother could see.
She said life's better
Alongside someone who
Knows what love means
And will fight for you.
Wide-eyed sprouts
Didn't know what to say.
Wait till I tell them
About the next day.
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