Once upon a time in the Animal Kingdom
There lived the Ant and the Elephant
They sheltered in the same camp
And were clothed in identical feathers
For they were bred by the same founding fathers
They were brewed from the same pot for development
And they concurred with the same plot in freedom
Once, they had a little beef to grind
But they allowed the beef to become bitter
And to linger and to fester
When the beef peaked
It mounted the hill to reach the hilt
An ugly head reared for the kill
–a showdown of a rare kind
Then in search of a battle of minds
The Elephant hopped unto the apex of the Ivory Tower
While the Ant scaled up unto the crest of the Ant hill
Thereupon would lie the strength of the Elephant
And the wisdom of the Ant
–a showdown came to mind
The Ant consulted a colony of Ants
To plan a battle formation
To plan a stranglehold
In the throat of the Elephant’s family and friends
In the stronghold of the remaining saints
–of the Elephant
A showdown of the giants
The Elephant threw its weight about
After fanning and funding the ego of the most favourite son
–the most favoured one
But fuming and hounding out the patience of John
…the genteel, waiting one
Still, “the battle is of the Lord!”
A war cry that sang out loud
The Ant ran into a rage and a rant
It raved, it revved up…and it panted
It moved in, it moved about…and it moved on
What was in the heart of the Ant?
The Ant rebelled…and oh!
It opted out!
Now, “the battle is the Ant’s”
And so it happened that
An Ant colony from the family of the Elephant
Embarked upon a flying mission of defection
Aimed at the Elephant’s ears and eyes
For teary eyes
At its nose and its nostrils
For a runny nose
At its knuckles and ankles
To bend the Elephant down to its knees
At its tusk and its tonsils
For a punchy dose of Elephantiasis
After many days of frantic consideration
After many rounds of fanatic deliberation
An Ant’s defection was effected…for further infection
And a showdown to break up the Eleph-ant
Rang out in the most Patriotic declaration!
