Tom Turkey

Tom Turkey was kind of jumpy

He had to get out of town quick

He’d heard people talking,

and what they were thinking of doing to him was sick

All trussed up on the Thanksgiving table

Getting carved up for all to savor

He couldn’t bear the thought

Tom had to hurry before he was caught

Tom skipped along, dodging tree limbs and jumping stumps

Going as fast as his little legs would carry him, busting his hump

But as he rounded the bend,

Tom saw two men in front of him

He quickly ducked to the side,

and watched as they searched far and wide

Tom was hid well,

His feathers blended in with the leaves

He was almost in the clear

until he sneezed

Tom tried to get away,

He gave them a merry chase

but, alas, that wasn’t to be the case

The men grabbed Tom,

and put him in a sack

He kicked and he squawked

but it only got him another thwack

When Tom quieted down,

the men should have worried,

but they didn’t

they were in too big a hurry

Tom had a plan

He was going to be free

He would not end up on someone’s plate

Not he

The men reached camp

and opened the sack

That was when

Tom went on attack

He jumped out,

claws bared

and went straight for

the first man’s hair

Tom dug deep,

to the bone he tore

It was life or death

the screams he ignored

The second man grabbed Tom,

and tried to pull him off his friend,

but Tom was having none of it

He tore into him

He poked the man’s eyes out with his beak

And ripped and shredded his skin with his feet

Tom was determined to win

His life was on the line

He would do them in

It was only a matter of time

When the fight was over,

Tom was beat

He had never fought so hard

His stomach rumbled,

Reminding him he had to eat,

But Tom was too tired

To go foraging in the woods

To search out his normal treats

Then it came to him,

What he would eat

Tom started a fire,

and then he surveyed the slain beasts

He didn’t relish the coming meal,

Even though it was sure to be a feast

This is one of the original poems in my book, Scared Sleepy, which is available on Amazon. I know it's a little weird, but I hope you like it.