Poem Archive

The pig is an animal often maligned
By ignorant, biased, ungrateful mankind
I’m sure if he could he’d much rather stay thinner
We fatten him up so there’s plenty for dinner

Diesel the weasel was shuffling uneasil-
y, talking on one of those fop shows
The host said, “Hey Diesel – strange name for a weasel”
He answered, “It’s better than ‘Pop Goes’”

Bill, a gorilla as strong as Godzilla
Pumped iron ’til struck by catastrophe
The babes who would sigh at his shape said, “Good-bye”
When his muscles all started to atrophy