Snapping Beast

Snapping Beast
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It's hard to lift a snapping beast.
It's hard to raise a child.
It's hard to sit beside a son
There, on the other side of the front seat
Becoming almost too large to fit --
Ready to take the steering wheel.
"Hey, dad," he says, "What's that in the road?"

Through the windshield a large turtle
Clutches with helpless feet turned up.
"Let's help it," says the son.
The bridge is close, a field nearby.
Together, with a goalie stick, father and son lift
And dodge angry jaws.
The young man's muscles flex...

It's hard to lift a snapping beast.

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