Story: Lion, Laptop & Lawyer

A lion had escaped from the zoo and was confounded to see a  lawyer  working   feverishly  on his laptop  in  the  park  outside  the  court .  It presumed that the lawyer was getting ready to eat the laptop and that he was thumping on the keys to prepare the food for his meal.

The lawyer stopped his work to reach into   his   bag   for a drink of water and the lion thought that he would now eat his meal. It was now disappointed and scratched its head because the lawyer got back to thumping the keys on the laptop.

The lion composed a poem to say to him:

Damn the law,

You can eat  almost  anything  raw

If you just use your paw and claw

And then work it in your jaw

The Lawyer replied:

You stupid Lion Im not gonna eat it

Now Ive got a case and have to beat it

I ve to work hard to get a name

You animals don’t need  such fame

The Lion retorted:

Why   don’t   you  just  take a break,

I speak the truth and am not a fake,

Enjoy   yourself   in   this   your life,

Don’t waste it away in endless strife.

The Lawyer said:

Do you ever use your brain,

To get some real material gain,

All you do is to sleep and eat,

And   use  your  Head  to find your next meat.

The Lion replied:

You know I am mad with rage,

You humans enjoy seeing me in a cage,

And   work  , so hard for a daily wage,

No wonder you look twice your age

The lawyer said:

To us humans we know what counts,

It’s  just how your bank balance mounts.

The suit you wear and your shoes,

That’s what makes the news.

The Lion Says:

We  animals just have to eat and sleep, 

You humans have to think hard and deep.

Strange and different are our ways,

You are a part of the human rat race.