Snakes on a Bus

The python gesticulated
She wanted me to see
Her skin was reticulated
But her eye was on me

Had you to kill the cow yourself
You might decide not to
And eat (from boxes off your shelf)
Things not at all like you

Reticulated pythons might
Enjoy some bites of us
If chickenless some summer night
While waiting for the bus

An omnivore near fifty-four
Who now eats plants by choice
Cows need not feed me anymore
And chickens can rejoice

Reticulated pythons though
In search of lunch feel free
To eat some cow some chicken or
Some omnivore we know

Metabolism running slow?
Best think fast if you see
Reticulated pythons go
To university

They like to ride the bus and take
Their classes in the cool
Of evening with a dinner-break
Since they eat more at school

Snakes on a bus are not the kind
Of subject one might like
But out of sight is out of mind
So I just ride my bike...

To Herpetology

+Steven Curtis Lance



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