Holy moly
Roly Poly
out in the light
walk in the park
not in the dark,
curious sight;
First, it will stroll.
Then it will roll
so round, so tight.
With legs fourteen
It looks so mean
Yet will not bite;
drinks from both ends;
why? It depends;
eats coprolite!
A crustacean
I should mention
to get facts right.
A live T-Rex, but should I stand and fight
It’s foul breath and it’s drool made me take flight
I just couldn’t bear
That if I stayed there
I’d be forevermore a coprolite
[Coprolite = Fossilised Dino Poop]
6 November 2022
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