Simple Solutions by Kristina Woodhill Simple Sally, still aÂ’shakinÂ’ From the big catÂ’s drooling smile Limping leg a grim reminder Of the tigerÂ’s gnawing guile. Luck was with our Simple Sally Help came quickly - no fresh meat Wounds are healing though her tortured Mind keeps seeing razor teeth. “Wow! This Sally, what a trooper! She survived the catÂ’s attack.” Said the Press Dude,“I must scoop her! This tale my fame will put on track.” Soon behind our Simple Sally Trailed the Press Dude, pad in hand. Queries, phone calls, ever probing, Details wanted on demand. “How did it feel, oh, Simple Sally? What was it like to almost die? Please, oh, please for all my readers, Did you scream or merely cry? What was it like to see your blood flow? What was it like to feel the crunch? What was your first thought as it dragged you? Did you think youÂ’d be its lunch?” Simple Sal, big cat zoo keeper Preyed on by cat and now by man Just shook her head and simply smiled While working out a simple plan. “Press Dude, come with your recorder So you can tape just how I feel. IÂ’ll let you in on all the horror I will tell all. It will be real.” In SalÂ’s small office sat the Press Dude His mind primed now for tales of gore. Into her office SalÂ’s cat friend moved Outside Sal closed and locked the door. 10/15/2005 Author's Note: Our zoo had just completed a fine new Tiger area, acquired fine new tigers, and was giving a special tour. A gate had not been closed properly. One of the women was grabbed and almost lost a leg before being rescued. The rest is fiction, maybe.... Posted on 01/30/2006 Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Mara Meade on 01/31/06 at 07:02 PM -chuckling- Enough is enough, eh? Wanna see what its REALLY like? This is delightfully... morbid...!!!!!!!!! Posted by Charles E Minshall on 02/04/06 at 05:29 AM OUCH! What a twist at the end. He-he-he...Charlie Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 04/02/06 at 05:18 AM oooooooh - did you tell us maybe? —ye—ouch! Grim grim grim & thrilling! :) Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)