REPTILE IN A MODERN WORLD

Choose to be an alligator, snake, turtle or lizard.  You are living the lifestyle of a human. Tell us about where you live, about your family, your job, your friends, your hobbies, likes~dislikes, peeves, anything you want us to know! Have a bit of fun with it!!!  


No limit on words.

Poetic license on style.  

Collaborations accepted (both poets will get credit if selected as the winner).

Two entries per poet.

Good luck to everyone.

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A reptile in this world

I've lived in this world for far too long,
I've planted a tree, I've made a son.
I was born and raised in the south of Peru.
I've done, what I did, and I still do.

Twenty years ago, my mom laid some eggs,
I had seventy siblings, my name was Rex,
named after the dog, that killed my dad,
so my mom would never forget.

I grew and grew longer as long as I knew,
and now it has come to this, my time is due.
But before I die, I will tell my story,
with all the hate and all the glory.


My mom died young, we were all alone,
not a single trace of sympathy was shown.
People despised us, acknowledged us only as snakes,
they never believed we had, what it takes.

But I did not give up, hope was still there,
so I found a love and she was so dear.
We didn't have much, but were happy with it,
and when I got the chance my fire was lit.

I got promoted, my income did rise,
we build a house and to my surprise
my wife was pregnant, I was so glad,
the day, my children we born, was the best, that I had.

And I worked myself the past years to the bone,
so my kids would not know the life, I had known.
They grew up in happiness, I loved them so much
and suddenly they moved out, they left the hutch.

Now I stand at the top, I have all I need,
the children are away, only two mouths to feed,
we do what we want, holiday all year around,
and when she whispers in my ear, it's the sweetest sound.

We grew old and there had to come that one day,
when she left me and I had no more words to say,
all alone, in bitterness, I cried in my home,
she was the one, the dearest I had ever known.

So I'm living alone in an apartment by myself,
and I'm spending my time, cleaning the bookshelf,
nothing to do, nothing more to gain,
I'm only a reptile in this world, living in vain.

Man I can't ssstand it,
When ssso many
Take life for granted
Complain about how they'll sssurvive
How their "wife just laid eggss"
Well ssshut up dammit
At least you've got legss

My bossss iss a real croc-
Of ssshit ;
Sssayss he sssufferss depresssion
Ssshut up!!
You've got a 8 bedroom nest by the lake
You're doing good in a recession

My cousssin from england
Thinksss he'ss ssso cool with hisss
Accent and ssso
He'ss ssstill a f*ckin thief
Sssticky fingersss and ssso
Robbing othersss blind
Right under their nossse
What do you
Expect though
From a fu€king gecko

Think they got problemsss
Thatsss nothing
Thatsss why im pisssed!
I mean im the one
Who talksss with a lissspssse

Still time fellow poets to submit a poem....any more creativity and imagination out there!???

Strider

Any of this left out there:

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They say slow and steady
Always wins  the race
Then why have I not won
The race of life

I am certainly slow
I take my time
It takes me years
To crawl one mile

My children are hungry
My wife always sleeps
My work at the factory
Is far too much for me

They want to take my children
Give them to a happy home
But why would I wish
My beautiful children gone

My neighbor always taunts me
Wants me to race
Says he wants a rematch
But I always tell that hare I wish not to race

Our shells only protect us so much
We can easily be hurt
We do have feelings
We do have needs

We aren't all lazy
We aren't all cowards
We aren't all cute and lovable
We are needed

They say slow and steady
wins the race
Then Why have I not won
The race of life

Come on in the water’s fine
I’ve had my eye on your
Shoes and socks off
Step right in and cool your toes
You won’t see the ripples on the surface
I’ll come and say hello
I’m very hungry
Dinner’s served
You’ll not be making a handbags out of me

Reptile


The dawn was an hour shy when I took up this post
motionless, in all appearances derelict,
defunct as a coal-powered computer.
From the grey east the river mists rose on purple legs
that each bowed back into the water
servants to the sun.
My slack skin grew taut.
The stale puddles on the slate shrank underfoot
as I drank-in a slow strength.
I stole it from the stone
stole it from the light
from my prey
from the pulse of the day itself
until it cupped me in its care
and I lay invisible
locked in the rhythm.

Flit about. Circle. Spend your energy vainly.
Our worlds do intersect.
In a fleet stab of time's ferocity
you become my possession.
Now you see how I was made
and so survived.

I am here before your kind
and long after.

Fellow,

Poets, I appreciate everybody entering this contest.  Like all of them...but, can only choose one winner.

Based on the competition criteria, I picked them like this:

1) Wolfman
2) Braggman
3) Unseen

Thanks to gorryone810 and harlequin for entering, too.

Keep writing friends, it keeps all of us going.........

Strider :)

Yeah I kind-of bent your rules didn't I? Congrats Wolfman. .

Ohhh yeaaaa! Feels good to win but the topic was funso enjoyed just taking part. And it feels good to be victorious when I had some reall competition, so kudos to you braggman, good job to everybodyelse.....(Impatient Music).... Wait! Im not done with my accpetance speech!!!.