Mr.Chameleon

Oh, hello fellow stranger

What is your name?

Is it 9, 10, 11 or 12?

Well, does it really make a difference?              

Of course it does my fellow stranger

Don’t you know that is how you’re  identified?

Jock, smart, dumb, fun, angelic, bogus, clueless, sane 

You’re new around here, aren’t you?

Well, let me take you on a tour

So, here you go my fellow stranger

As you can see, the seas are full with glee

Well, not really, we can be quite deceiving

I’ll point out the good and I’ll point out the bad

Please then decide whether you prefer to be back in flaptap

Well, we are diverse

Crocodiles, moths, seahorses and minnows

We are big, loud and proud!

We can roar and it’ll be heard through town!

Everyone looks up to us

We are the queen of the beehive

It is safe,

I promise you won’t be kidnapped by the hyena

And of course,

We hold the largest records of kill on the scoreboard!

But, like everyone else, we hold our faults

I’ll share them with you, Mr. Chameleon

Even though we are loud and proud,

I bet you the cows wouldn’t be near the hounds

We may be on top of the box

But we put in more work with our claws than with our own hearts

I must admit that although we can be heard through town,

Times have been quite tough and the workers have gone down

I wish someone would show a little appreciation

For all this work, it’s really not that facile

Well, there you have it, Mr. Chameleon

I hope you stick around till the time runs out

I must go; I have a meeting to catch

Don’t worry, it’ll be alright