Be The Coyote

My tribute to the most underrated underdog in the Looney Tunes Universe.

The craven beast mounts the crimson rocket
Like Slim Pickens minus the power socket

Lighting a fuse, becoming a space monkey
The onlookers call him a mental flunkey

Because he fails like a Swiss timepiece
Or like the government in modern Greece

But he presses on with the stone up the hill
Our modern Sisyphus driven by sheer will

Despite the flawed plans and fatal contraptions
It’s likely the longest running fatal attraction

Of course, he could have boiled a dumb rabbit
Not much ingenuity and he would have had it

But he is a workhorse that will not quit
Even though he’s mired in the deepest s**t

He may never catch the Roadrunner for what it’s worth
But he’s been the Coyote ever since his day of birth

He’s not the modern hero, but the perpetual underdog
Rooting for him, and you’re sinking yourself into a bog

A bog of depletion, a bog of depression, a bog of despair
Because life isn’t exactly the existence that truly cares

And every day, we fight against it and dig in our heels
Because life won’t freely hand us our wants and meals

And the Coyote in our unclaimed and unseen symbol
Because life cares about us, the size of a small thimble

So if you want to press forth and have that matter to you
Tell yourself to  Be The Coyote and bid the despair adieu!

Reviews

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Meep meep...

[JimmyFlux]

Great tribute, Kenneth. He's definitely a Sisyphus.

[Princess LouLou]

Amazing. Keep writing (:

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Bravo! Absolutely wonderful and you have to love his persistence.

[Branch Isole]

An interesting "diddy" with a plethora of references, both large and small blended uniquely between past and present melancholy? Very telling, but does this piece reveal reality or fantasy? The writer knows, the reader must decide.

[Coyote Poetry]

A very good poem. Coyote are hated more then love in the USA. They are hard to catch and can live in any environment. In may cultures like the Native American. The coyote is consider the wisest and trickiest. I like the last lines in the poem.
"So if you want to press forth and have that matter to you
Tell yourself to Be The Coyote and bid the despair adieu!"
Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Jeremy Baker]

I thought this was great - I always had a soft spot for Wile E Coyote - the look on his face as he realised that, yet again, he was about to plummet into the ravine miles below. Great tribute!

[Audrey Howitt]

Loved this poem! I grew up with the road runner and looney toons set. I think we should all be more like the Coyote! Cleverly done.

[Judy Ponceby]

Awesome :) There is something to be said for Coyote's persistence and determination in the face of near impossible odds. Well written and much enjoyed.

As an aside: Nice save there at the end Chris :) LOL