Gecko

By John I. Blair

Man the deck!
The gecko is about
Its feckless route
With a what-the-heck
Attitude and an
Outstretched neck.
It runs its reckless
Way and is not there
At beck and call.
No Hyde or Jekyll
It will by second
Nature peck at every
Bug to check
Which ones it likes the best
And skip the rest.

© 2002 John I. Blair

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