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Essay: "Loyalty"

by Dave Gordon
A mystery of sorts took place in the woods Where the smallest of animals foraged for goods There never was strife like this ever before "What can we all do if there's no food to store?" The birds claimed that the sky had turned brown And a beaver complained that his tress were chopped down The squirrels had then noticed their nuts were all gone And a duck complained of the scum in the pond, An owl called a meeting before it's too late We'll meet by the pond at a quarter of eight. So later that night as they prayed hand in hand, A tiny skunk asked "Could this be caused by a man?" The animals paused and said "No, that can't be, The man's an American like you and me." But the tiniest skunk with his tail bristled high Said "I saw the man's cabin smoke color the sky." The birds they all gasped at the words the skunk said "If this smoking continues we'll all soon be dead!" The oldest of beavers sighed heavily and stood "Where there's smoke, there is fire, and on fire is our wood." The squirrels all said "Yes, that explains both wood and sky. But what of our nuts? For without them we die." The little skunk spoke with great tears in his eyes "I saw the man grinding them up into pies." The ducks stood in shock at all they had heard. "We cannot believe it â€" not one single word!" "For in the man's yard on a pole hoisted high is the flag of America combing the sky." "So tell me my friends is this what you see? An American man with no loyalty?" The wizened old owl claimed he never believed That the day would arrive when the man he must leave, For American pledges of liberties, Require strong bondings of loyalties, "With loyalty broken... as crushed as our hearts, tomorrow I'll order this man to depart." "For in this vast forest where we live hand in hand we haven't the room for a disloyal man."