Feeding A Bear

I WONDER WHAT JUST HOW IT WOULD FEEL
TO GET EATEN BY A GRIZZLY BEAR
TO WATCH IT GORGE ON YOUR FLESH
AS YOUR SPIRIT SOARS OVERHEAD IN DESPAIR

YOU RECALL FRANTICALLY PUSHING THE BUTTON
ON THAT DEFECTIVE CAN OF PEPPER SPRAY
IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE MOMENTS IT WAS UPON YOU
INSTEAD OF DESPERATELY RUNNING AWAY

IT WAS THANKFULLY OVER IN A MOMENT
NO ONE WAS THERE TO HEAR YOU SCREAM
THE ANTICIPATED HIKE IN THAT NATIONAL PARK
BECAME A HORRIFIC, NIGHTMARISH DREAM

IT TOOK YOUR HEAD IN IT’S HUGE MOUTH
AND BROKE YOUR NECK WITH ONE SHAKE
DRUG YOUR BODY INTO THE NEARBY THICKET
FOR THE MEAL IT WAS ABOUT TO PARTAKE

TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE
AND BECAME A GRISLY GRIZZLY MEAL
DOESN’T MAKE THE SITUATION ANY BETTER
AS FROM YOUR BONES YOUR FLESH IT PEELS

I WONDER IF THERE IS A PLACE IN HEAVEN
FOR THE ONES WHO’VE DONE SOMETHING DUMB
THEY TESTED FATE, COME OUT SECOND BEST
AND IN HORRIBLE WAYS THEY DID SUCCUMB

Tuesday, June 21, 2022