hanged up <br />torn down <br />its skin taken off <br />like an women <br />undressed <br />the soft flesh below <br />the medicinal value <br />betrays it of a life <br /> <br />the turtle <br />they cut open its soft shell <br />like how mom opens <br />her can of pork meat <br /> <br />the river fish <br />a hammer went down on its head <br />after the seller hauled <br />it out of a container <br /> <br />realm of terror <br />the earth a realm of terror <br />you could smell it in the air <br />the fishy smell of <br />the violation of rights <br />every inch of the way <br /> <br />a realm to be avoided <br />a realm to be avoided <br /> <br />i salute the buddha <br /> <br />inspired by <br /> <br />Boa Constrictor <br />Oh, I'm being eaten <br />By a boa constrictor, <br />A boa constrictor, <br />A boa constrictor, <br />I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, <br />And I don't like it-one bit. <br />Well, what do you know? <br />It's nibblin' my toe. <br />Oh, gee, <br />It's up to my knee. <br />Oh my, <br />It's up to my thigh. <br />Oh, fiddle, <br />It's up to my middle. <br />Oh, heck, <br />It's up to my neck. <br />Oh, dread, <br />It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff... <br />Shel Silverstein<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/skinning-monitor-lizard/
