13 Lives of Twiggity Magpie ch. 2

poem 2 of 13

twiggity magpie and the four ogres

 

 

once there were four ogres, who though they claimed to try their best,

always lived in squalor, content amid the mess

ms. magpie had long been privvy, to their situation,

and so she tried to help them, feeling obligation

at first she had full vigor, eager for the task

but she was soon to find out, such vigor seldom lasts

for as time began to wear on, they too did on her nerves

but now they'd grown expectant, depending on her to serve

the to do lists kept increasing, despite how fast she'd work

and she noticed ogres only personality is "jerk"

for no matter how much effort, nor 'mount of jobs well done

had the ogres lift a helping hand, nor finger, even one

until one day, gone crazy, ms. magpie hung herself, out to dry,

not even then did a tear come to the four ogres eyes,

until one day, weeks later, when one had lost his keys

and never did they turn up, like usual, magically

it was then that they realized, quite suddenly,

ms. magpie was deceased.