Through the Waterfall

I went right through the waterfall

And saw a little creature rolled up in a ball.

I went up to him and I petted him

And he said oogie-woogie-dim.

So I looked up the words on my telephone

And it said I’m on my own.

The creature turned around and I saw his chest

It was quite unlike the rest.

Where humans have hair, he had a jewel

And I thought that was quite cool.

I tried to reach out to touch it some

But his face got angry like a plum.

He bit my wrist and he slapped my face

Saying huggo boggu slace.

Fed up, I turned and I started to leave

But his breath began to weave.

The little guy spun and fell down hard

Like a diamond house of cards.

For a moment it seemed his jewel would burst

But I quickly got their first.

With one arm I picked up and carried him out

To get fresh air and roam about.

The light shined his chest, it hurt his eyes

And I felt bad to make him cry.

Thankfully I had a scarf for his head

That worked to ease his dread.

But as I tied it on some hunters came

And ever were they lame.

One pushed me down, the other spat

Asking what was with the rat?

I tried to convince them it was a pet

But they’d seen the jewel chest set.

I closed my eyes as they came with a knife

To end the creature’s life.

With all of his might

He put up fight.

He kicked and he scratched,

The knife he snatched.

Yet, the hunters got it back

And shoved him in their sack.

I’ll never forget what happened though

As the bag lit up and started to glow.

Green jets began to break the seams

And on the hunters’ faces gleamed.

In an instant the creature and they were gone

Extinguished on a burnt black lawn.

My tears fell heavy, as my head made sense

How this was the creature’s last defense.

I looked wet-eyed toward the sky to see

What looked like raining seeds.

They fell to the ground

So small and round.

And next, as every, Spring

More creatures grew to sing:

Ogga bogie loe

Mogie yitti ho!