Poetry SD on the QT: Almost Factual News With apologies to William Blake Author By Walter Mencken Publish Date June 5, 2014 Actually, you probably don't want to feel it. Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night How did you end up in there, Trapped beneath my vacant stare? Am I supposed to quake in awe At thy claws, thy fearsome jaw? Your growl and teeth, your mighty frame Serve now for kids' amusement. Lame. Rocky had thy fighter's eye And he was quite a fearsome guy. But Katy Perry has it now. Is that cool? I can't see how. Antelope are kept here, too. But who will hunt them? Oh - not you. Just give thanks your life is spent In here, and not a circus tent. Or in the wild, God forbid! They found out where your cousin hid And shot him: mighty predator Now made a rug on someone's floor. Tyger Tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night But it never gets as dark Inside the Zoo's Safari Park. Sponsored Sponsored