The Innisfree Poetry Journal www.innisfreepoetry.org by William Heath
How to Capture an Anaconda
Reach into the river and grab the creature behind the head. If you fall in the water and the huge serpent wraps itself around you, hold the snake’s head away from your face with your right hand while unwinding the powerful coils with your left because if the snake tightens itself around your chest if you are squeezed too hard anywhere your bones will snap. Break free of the embrace and lift the snake up into your boat. Now cram it deep into your capture bag and with strong twine tie a slip-proof knot. Next row your boat swiftly back to camp, and get some rest. Tomorrow we wrestle crocodiles. Copyright 2006-2012 by Cook Communication |