The Dyslexic Shepherd Boy

Long ago when fairy tales and fables Defined that period in time There's a story seldom told Of a Dyslexic Shepherd boy Who guarded the town's flock From a wolf with hungry eyes The Mayor said to cry Wolf when he attacked Then townsfolk would run to his aid never should he raise a false alarm The Shepherd Boy before him knew the rule but disobeyed He played a joke by crying Wolf when he wasn't around He thought it so funny To call out a false alarm Making everyone to come running from town. He played his joke a few more times Soon not a single villager would react Then came the night when the wolf made his move And he cried out that the wolf had attacked Not a soul ran to help him to fight off the wolf They heard his pleas but they went by ignored He was alone to face the vicious wolf Without the villagers support In the morning when they checked on the Shepherd Boy His outcome was horrifying and grim It happened that after his many false alarms The joke was actually on him. The Dyslexic Shepherd Boy made a promise He would never call out a false alarm. As long as he didn't play tricks He would never come to harm The night came when the wolf attacked He screamed for the townsfolk below they thought it was a trick because the Dyslexic Shepherd Boy wasn't crying 'WOLF' He was screaming 'FLOW' JSB Judge Santiago Burdon Stray Dogs and Deuces Wild, Not Real Poetry, Quicksand Highway, Fingers in the Fan, Tequilas Bad Advice, Lords of the Afterglow, Overdose of Destiny, Architect of Havoc .