Monday, November 14, 2005

tigers in New York

there's a story on TV
about a man in New York
who was keeping
a tiger in his apartment.
it had National Enquirer
flair, certain to catch the
channel surfing eye.

he bought it as a tiny illegal cub
and ended by keeping it
locked in a bedroom
unable to do anything except
crack the door open
long enough to throw meat in.
surely not
what he had envisioned
when he first brought it home.

he was finally outed
by the neighbors
due to the terrific stink
and Animal Control came
to rescue the tiger.

moral of the story: Beware!
tigers do not make good house pets!
better to visit them in the zoo.
every one much happier,
no one hurt.

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