Pecking Order

[T.L.]

Hi everyone!​

Here's a peom that I wanted to share, I wrote it when I was fourteen, so it isn't super-mature, but it's quite cute and has a nice message.​

I hope you like it, comments would be lovely!​

Pecking Order​

I'll describe the pecking order,
If you're thinking 'what the heck?'
It's all about who you would
And who you wouldn't peck.​

Somehow, putting others down
Makes certain types feel good.
That's why there are kinds of kids
Who'll peck till they draw blood.​

If you can peck anyone
And no one can peck you,
Then you're top of the pecking order,
So, [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]-a-doodle-doo!​

But if you're at the bottom,
Then your whole life is wrecked.
You can either struggle your way up
Or live with getting pecked.​

So we go round pecking each other,
An uncivil little flock
And we all fear the leader-
Who's an evil twisted [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse].​

The [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] pecks every one of us
To make sure he's on top.
And no one utters protest
Or dares tell him to stop.​

I'd like to tell him off, with a -
'Shut your big fat beak!'
But if I tried to say that
All I'd get out is a puny squeak.​

I'm right down at the bottom,
Aye, it's clear for all to see
'Cause I just won't peck no one,
But still everyone pecks me.​

So what am I supposed to do,
Should I accept my fate?
Or should I inflict on others
Something that I really hate?​

No, I don't like this system,
It's really not my style.
I'd rather sit here quietly
And when they peck, I'll smile.
​

So you can battle the pecking order,
All worked up and panic stricken,
But I'm not pecking no one, me
'Cause I am not a chicken. ​

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[MethoDiKaL]

haha. smooth read. short diction with a supported theme through out. definitely held my in interest. it is quite interesting that there is a hierarchy to this pecking order. but we must be humble everyday, or we are the biggest chickens who will cower in the times that we cannot peck just to get our way. great observation.

my favorite parts was:
somehow, putting others down
Makes certain types feel good.
That's why there are kinds o' kids
Who'll peck till they draw blood.
If you can peck anyone
And no one can peck you,
Then you're top o' the pecking order,

and

Who's an evil twisted [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse].
The [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] pecks every one of us
To make sure he's on top.
An' no one utters protest
Or dares tell him to stop.

reminds me the times of lunchroom in school. you would witness the pecking order every single second.

thanks for sharing and God bless.

 

[jayh]

hi there, this is my first visit here. What a great insight to the pecking order. I enjoyed reading it. J.