The Jellyfish & The Slug
Patrick Cannell © 2020
Said the jellyfish to the slug, "What shall we do for grub?
The plankton here are so very dear and I'm sick of eating deep fried mud."
Said the slug to the jellyfish, "We should take to crime,
I have a dream which includes a scene of me with a bucket of slime.
And I know a casino, close to the ocean bay.
You can sting the guard and it won't be hard to carry the safe away."
Said the jellyfish to the slug, "But then what would we do?
We could buy a boat with a pirate sail and skim across the ocean blue.
And we can sail away to a distant land.
And we can make our way, we happy band.
It's the only thing to do."
Said the slug to the jellyfish, "If we're caught on a rocky isle
We can bail out the water with a felt fedora or a hat of a similar style."
But the jellyfish and the slug never got to break the law,
The casino had a strict dress code and wouldn't let them through the door.
"And we can sail away to a distant land.
And we can make our way, we happy band.
It's the only thing to do."