Tyrannosaur, No More!
A Poetic Burn on the Dino's Return
"O, it is excellent
To have a giant's strength,
But it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant."
William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure
(Act II, Scene 2)
The archeologists contend
The dino is extinct,
And yet, for some, his angry end
Has not been so succinct.
She had a strong and sturdy man,
A true Tyrannosaur;
Where he did end and she began,
He simply would ignore.
He stomped and strutted his domain,
Amid his rant and rail.
On those he loved, he cast his pain
With his tremendous tail.
His angry, mashing, gnashing jaws,
They never ceased to flap
With his agenda, without cause,
All others to entrap.
For generations, he enforced
His will upon his brood,
And with his rage, he reinforced
Rebellious attitude.
Until an Ice Age all their own
Froze out his every move.
And now, he wears his dino crown
With nothing left to prove.
Published by Linda Ann Nickerson - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle and Sports
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6 Comments
Post a CommentEnjoyed this poem and many of your others!
Excellent work!
Let us hope other Tyrannosaur will learn from his mistakes, and not meet the same fate. There is good in all of us; sometimes only seen by HIS eyes.
Adorable.
Very funny-and good for her!
you need to do a book.