My Sandwich, the Tragedy
My enemy stands before me.
I grasp my coveted sandwich a little tighter,
trying not to damage the delicate bread.
My ears ring and the hairs on my arm stand up
as he bellows a honking song of warning.
But I don't give in to his demands!
I watch as his beak opens wide,
preparing to devour my bready snack.
He knows that I know,
he is sizing me up for his inevitable attack.
His white feathers ripple with brief hesitation,
tensing his muscles in preparation to pounce.
I don't care; I'll taunt him by eating my sandwich in front of him
and wait for my damnation.
His webbed feet patter towards me; it has begun.
I abandoned my previous bravado and did what I knew best and ran.
For the first time, I know true fear
and I must give up the thing I hold dear.
With greatest regret, I toss the beast my treat
who gulps it down in one bite, a remarkable feat.
So here I sit, reminiscing over my breaded friend,
who sacrificed himself to save me from a goose-filled end.