Typical work day for me
If at work or at school
you’ve witnessed the rule
that each new day is worse than the last,
then you know of the feeling
from which I was reeling
when I realized the weekend had passed.
But while going to work,
with head hung low,
I thought of a brilliant plan.
when five came that night
I ran home to write
to Smithsonian’s janitor man.
I asked him, “Dear Pablo,
we’re both working Joes,
and we know what it’s like on the grind.
I know it is risky,
but if you assist me
I’ll pay you back someday in kind.
I don’t like my work,
my boss is a jerk—
or a pain-in-the-neck at least.
I need a reprieve!
That’s why I believe
It’s time that I cloned me a beast!
Specifically, I
have Pleistocene tastes,
That’s why I don’t ask for a dino.
But I would like a hair
from the fearsome but rare
Giant, extinct, Wooly Rhino.
Love,
Peter”
It was many weeks later
that the package arrived.
(The waiting was taking its toll.)
But all was forgot
when I saw what I got
and a note written in Espanol:
Joyful tears in my eyes,
I took up my prize
and rushed straight away to my lab.
“Ok Peter”
I thought.
Use the skills that you’ve got
to become a Rhinoceros Dad.
Despite Nature’s defiance
I cooked up some Science,
and after the time of gestation,
I raised up my head
and triumphantly said:
“Behold! My stunning creation!”
With unparalleled grace
I climbed up his face
And positioned myself as his captain.
As big as a bus,
and with two giant tusks,
my apartment had no way to trap him.
We rampaged through town
gaining respect and renown,
But I asked him to alter his pace.
“Hey, can we stop by work?
My boss is a jerk
And I want to say that to his face”
My rhino agreed
and with incredible speed
He ran to my place of employment.
I yelled to my boss
Where my job could tossed
Which gave me a lot of enjoyment.
After that, I was hopin’
Oprah’s schedule was open
So my Rhino and I could go shmooze.
As I went to send her
a text, I remembered!
A friend with a case of the blues.
And I said, “Rhino, TO THE SMITHSONIAN!”
When he saw us arrive
I said, “Pablo, why don’t you drive?”
And he climbed on aboard-it was swell!
I thought I would choke up
Because that’s when he spoke up
And put me straight back into hell. :-(
