From Whence Thou O Warthog

Stewart Dawson

Here and there
them warthogs
tromplin' on tha ground
too ugly to look at
too sour to eat
them warthogs.
Ugly. Them hogs.
warts and other bad things
them kills
and eat your ugliness.
What animals
no man (the beast)
are uglier than he
who hath labled the warthog?
Be proud
be happy wart
not whip in circus
ship to zoo. Too ugly.
Make wart hog love.
stab tusk bring down,
live on warthog
and forget!

Circa 1970

"Interesting, different" -Miss Harding (My high school english teacher, she gave me an A)