Snake Babies for Madeleine Watts

Snake Babies for Madeleine Watts

If you had been there you would have freaked

"What the hell'

you would have boarded a boat 

somewhere in Cambodia

to visit a floating village

The ride you would have enjoyed

scenic, waving at kids naked in the water

Then the snake babies would have come

pulling up close to the boat

trying to throw those god dam snakes aboard

"What the hell"

Nowhere to go, waters infested with crocs

Dollar Dollar Dollar

they scream

you scream, the slimy snakes across their tiny bodies

those disturbing snake babies

throw a first full of dollar let get out of here!

"What the hell'

Board a floating cafe

All aboard. Boom Snake!

They want to place it on you

"what the hell'

I need to get of this island, out of these waters

If you could swim you would, but you can't.

"What the hell"

The snake is back in the box

Twenty hungry croc's lurk on deck

I don't trust crocodiles

"What the hell"

So a message to Madeleine Watts

beware of snake babies

cause those tiny terrors

will freak the hell out of you.

H.M.S

Side Note - Madeleine ( she is a champion speller) I am sure will highlight the dyslexic slur to the poem, but hopefully it adds to the charm.