Cool poem :)

TRUE STORY This morning I jumped on my horse And went out for a ride, And some wild outlaws chased me And they shot me in the side. So I crawled into a wildcat's cave To find a place to hide, But some pirates found me sleeping there, And soon they had me tied To a pole and built a fire Under me- I almost cried Till a mermaid came and cut me loose And begged to be my bride, So I said I'd come back Wednesday But I must admit I lied. Then I ran into a jungle swamp But I forgot my guide And I stepped into some quicksand, And no matter how I tried I couldn't get out, until I met A water snake named Clyde, Who pulled me to some cannibals Who planned to have me fried. But an eagle came and swooped me up And through the air we flied, But he dropped me in a boiling lake A thousand miles wide. And you'll never guess what I did then- I DIED. by Shel Silverstein

We got a book from the library called "Where the Sidewalk Ends". It's a collection of Shel Silverstein's poems. They're all crazy and totally wacked, but they're funny ;P Go get it. :)