LESSON OF THE STEGOSAURUS
Stegosaurus, so I’ve heard,
would often look a bit absurd.
Whenever he’d go out at night,
he’d do his best to dress up right.
He’d wear his finest hat and coat,
a checkered tie around his throat,
a satin vest of greens and blues,
and shiny, silver-buckled shoes.
But all those fancy clothes he wore
created one slow dinosaur
who, proper, prim, and neatly-vested,
quickly found himself digested
by the larger, faster brutes
who didn’t wear such clumsy suits.
So as you dress yourself each morning,
let this story be your warning.
Stegosaurus now is gone.
You’re better off with nothing on.
--Eric Ode
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