Pachyderm

 

Pachyderm

My friend was walking in the bush

Came upon a herd of elephant

They all seemed worried about this little baby

Limping in the front

They would look at the baby and look at him

With sadness in their eyes

Somehow he knew it would be OK

Though he could not reason why

He lifted his front foot

So the man he took a look

He saw a cactus stuck there

So he pulled each needle by the root

25 years later he was walking through the zoo

And he saw a bigger elephant 

one he thought he knew

He went over by the bars

And the elephant did too

He held his hand out In friendship

And the elephant stuck his trunk right through

Wrapped around him just as though

He was giving him a hug

Then he threw him down and stepped on him

And crushed him like a bug 

He was a different pachyderm

Lesson learned