I shall miss my pet human, Steve. <br />I loved to play with him, <br />hear the gasps from the watching millions, <br />grinning my big toothy grin, <br />stretching up to grab the snack <br />knowing well that I could have snacked <br />on him instead or <br />knocked him aside, grabbed his baby, <br />gulp <br />but hey, who’s stoopid enough <br />to eat their meal ticket? <br /> <br />Steve worked hard for me – <br />who has a pet that efficient, hard-working? <br />Better than a robot and <br />just as predictable. <br />He made all the arrangements, <br />kept me in luxury. <br /> <br />And the really big deal, <br />We crocs get protected world-wide <br />if we pretend to behave around people <br />and so do all the animals, <br />which is a good thing <br />since we can all, each species, <br />do one thing at least better than any man.. <br />did you think of that, pet? <br /> <br />So though humans, being the inferior <br />do-a-lot-of-things-but-badly species, <br />do lots of idiotic things <br />that would ruin the planet <br />that animals run so well <br />if you let us, <br />they’re OK as pets <br />if you treat them right <br />and we have to share the planet <br />with the idiots anyway <br /> <br />don’t forget that animals <br />always know one thing above all – <br />is it in our interest <br />to kill our pet humans? <br /> <br />that’s where that stoopid sting-ray <br />showed itself an inferior species, <br />guess it hadn’t known Steve <br />long enough to suss that out, <br />or got swollen head (well look at it) being <br />on TV, thought it was a character <br />in Neighbours <br /> <br />What a waste – I’d trained him so well, <br />I wonder if he really knew that.. <br />anyway, we made a good double act.. <br /> <br />I shall really miss my pet human, <br />Steve.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/0007-a-crocodile-s-tears-for-steve/
