A Ne'Er-Do-Well, a Black Sheep
He didn't mind his father, ran away from home
Barefoot boy, dressed in rags; hair never met a comb
Never attended church or school, lived down by the river
Taken in by a proper widow, he cursed his new caregiver
Huck Finn was lawless, vulgar, and altogether coarse
Smoked like a sooty chimney, had the manners of a horse
Grew up in an age and era where ******* were all slaves
His best friend, Tom Sawyer, hid plundered booty in a cave
Yes, Huck Finn was as black as any black sheep come
But though he wasn't book-smart, Huck sure wasn't dumb
So when he met a slave named Jim on deserted Jackson Island
Something stirred in Huck's heart; he lent old Jim a hand
Huck risked his life to help Jim escape from slavery to freedom
He threw Jim's owners off the trail; he knew how to mislead 'em
This rebellious ne'er-do-well, all regarded as a black sheep
But Huck fought for Jim, for what was right -- and what he sowed, we reaped
July 08, 2019
Black Sheep Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Anthony Slausin
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