Escape

The reptile house was closed
When we last visited the zoo.
The sign did not say why
And there was nothing we could do.

We all were disappointed
But just shrugged and walked away.
I gave it not another thought,
Then heard the news today:

The Bronx Zoo has reported
That a cobra has gone missing.
Its cage is empty and they’ve searched
But haven’t heard him hissing.

They do believe he still remains
Inside the reptile house;
Hiding in the dark, perhaps
To seek a rat or mouse.

Imagine if we’d gone inside
Before they’d realized;
A cobra crawling near your leg
Would make you quite surprised.

I wonder how that snake escaped;
It seems a mystery.
Perhaps he ate his keeper up
To thus procure the key.

No matter how he did it,
The Bronx Zoo is in a jam;
‘Cause nothing’s as unnerving
As a cobra on the lam!