(a parody of Helen Reddy’s song “I Am Woman”)
I am lion, hear me roar,
Don’t call me 'bunnykins' any more
For I’m not your cute and furry little friend.
If you look here underneath,
Then you’ll see my vicious teeth.
This cuddly-wuddly talk has finally got to end!
Yes, I look soft,
But I’m harder than you know.
Yes, I am small,
But it’s only ‘til I grow.
If I want to
I can be anything.
I am fierce.
I am unhuggable.
I am lion!
Call me ‘good’ and I get badder,
Call me ‘sweet’ and I get madder,
Call me ‘rabbit’ and then watch me lose control.
Though your words they sometimes shame me,
They’re just names--they’ll never tame me.
I’m a lion deep inside my fluffy soul!
Yes, I look soft,
But I’m harder than you know.
Yes, I am small,
But it’s only ‘til I grow.
If I want to
I can be anything.
I am fierce.
I am unhuggable.
I am lion!
I am lion!
I am lion!
RAR!!!
Poem © 2014 Rebecca Colby
Illustration © Sam Zuppardi