Sudden Growth Spurt
Being average size most of my life,
I awoke to an incredible new tall height,
my legs and arms now a gangly sight,
I tried not to cry with all my might,
Going from 5'5'' to 21' tall,
I was now a giant and no longer small,
my entire look changing overnight,
I felt like a spectacle causing people fright,
My boss felt bad he had to let me go,
suggesting I join a circus freak show,
instead I applied at the local zoo,
knowing the animals wouldn't be so rude,
The zoo manager hired me right on the spot,
even giving me a place to sleep with an enormous cot,
sleeping in the giraffe house was accommodating,
although the clothes pin on my nose was at times frustrating,
I felt like a very tall Doctor Doolittle,
but didn't have any staring, pointing or giggling,
the elephants and giraffes, tigers and bears,
all loved and respected me as I performed animal care,
I got other job offers from tourists at the zoo,
such as window washing or basketball player to name a few,
but I loved my job which was easy to do,
washing and feeding the animals and picking up their poo,
my dream of working with animals finally coming true.
2-16-17
Growing Over 20 feet tall theme~
Copyright © Cheryl Hoffman | Year Posted 2017
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