LJ/DW Idol, Week 8: Perry the Opossum

[adoptedwriter]

 Perry was hairy, but he wasn’t scary

Still, he was misunderstood.

His momma was Sherry; his brother was Larry.

Together they lived in the wood.

 

He wasn’t too picky; his life wasn’t tricky.

He played in the pouch and ate well.

People thought he was icky and might make one sickly,

and sometimes he had a bad smell.

 

He wasn’t luxurious. He was always non-spurious

His heart was as big as the seas.

But Perry was curious which made Momma furious;

For danger was just past the trees.

 

One night he snuck out and wandered about

Looking for fun and for food.

He followed his snout to a bucket of trout.

It put him in such a great mood.

 

When Perry got closer he began to think ‘No sir,

This isn’t a good choice for me.’

It wasn’t a bucket so Perry said “Fuck it”

And he ran as fast as can be.

 

He dashed past some rocks and spotted a box.

That would be perfect for hiding.

But out jumped a fox; now that was a shock

who inside the box was residing.

 

So Perry played dead which gave the fox dread;

It decided to leave him alone.

Perry rose and ran faster across the great pasture

He finally made his way home.

Comments

[gunwithoutmusic]

I was thinking, 'This would be a cute children's book' until I got to the "Perry said 'Fuck it'" line lol

But this was really cute - I actually think opossums are kind of adorable, but I don't think that's a common feeling about them.

[adoptedwriter]

Thanks! I was considering "Chuck it" instead of "Fuck it". Do you have an opinion?

[gunwithoutmusic]

I like the original! It's sort of a shock but it got a good laugh out of me :D

[adoptedwriter]

Awesome! I was going for laughs!

[marlawentmad]

I also like that tone shift, haha

[dsrmousey]

It isn't unless you're a rat person! (Which I am.) And opossum's aren't really that stinky either! I personally love the little dudes. 💜💜

Ok, now writing that just exhausted me and I've OT in 5 mins. What the he'll can we Doo at 7 in the morning. It's like Let me sleep for goodness sake. ☺☺💜💜

[alycewilson]

My exact thoughts! P., I guess you're trying to make sure we don't just peg this piece as "cute"!

How did you come up with the double limerick pattern?

[adoptedwriter]

I think I’ve been exposed to so many Dr. Seuss books plus kid songs, etc. It’s just where my brain went. I started out writing a kiddie story and it went more toward a kid story for big folks! LOL.