Tarzan of All Trades
Raised by apes as a
feral child in the wild,
was as a young man
discovered by a rich American
anthropologist hiker who was retired,
taken back by plane
to his new homeland,
he started assimilating
by wearing regular attire,
they tutored him how to
read and write, and
after several years he
finally got to graduate,
landed a job at the local zoo,
he had to feed and pick
up after the animals
which was his job rule,
talking to the animals
like Dr. Doolittle,
he didn't mind their
smelly feces or pond like piddle,
sometimes impulsively letting
out his Tarzan bellow,
as a Simon Cowell zoo
guest was passing by,
hearing Tarzan's strong voice
he couldn't help but smile,
thought he'd be great
at the opera house,
next thing Tarzan knew
he was dressed in a tux
and singing for an audience,
becoming a singing sensation
almost overnight,
one night on stage had to
do an opera version of
his feral life,
so he swung around the stage
in his old loincloth,
when a Hollywood talent scout
sat up and took notice,
wanting Tarzan for his next movie,
so after the show became
Tarzans new boss man,
Tarzan doing all kinds of leaps,
swings and jumps from tall buildings,
he was now known as the best stuntman,
becoming so much in demand
at the zoo, opera and movies,
he tried to schedule his time
so he could cram in all three careers,
becoming rich but feeling quite tired,
lonely and miserable,
he flew back to his old Africa,
where he could feel happy, free and original,
doing what he loved and was best at,
helping all his animal friends out,
helping them to get rid of all the poachers,
his animal friends started repopulating
the jungle especially the endangered ones.
And at last Tarzan finally married someone
who was like him and loved animals
and singing and being out in the rain,
he married his sweetheart...
the one by the name of Jane!
Copyright © Cheryl Hoffman | Year Posted 2016
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment