(Mainly to Nigel Parsons)

Be sure to post it when you've completed it!

Me, I've been working from the other end of it ...

With the Bird --jj
_{(I keep hearing this as a pseudo-reggae beat, but not actually reggae.)}

I was shocked to discover that it didn't have much meat
Less than a serving to be found on the complete
Corpse of the critter -- Isn't it absurd
Now that I've caught it I haven't got a clue
What to do
With the bird.

I sent out to Acme for Szechuan and some soup
Scratched my noggin in the hopes that I'd recoup
Some of the sense and my old way with words
Now that I've caught it I'm no longer struck dumb,
Overcome
By the bird.

I take stock of myself, I've survived big explosions
Blows from big rocks and falls from great heights
I've become the Southwest's leading expert in quality control
Gone horribly wrong
I've grown strong

I was busy and non compos mentis to boot
I've wasted those years in a silly bird pursuit
Now I've revived, I'm sane and alert
I've caught it. It's bought it. Now I haven't got a clue
What to do
With the bird.