2010 -- 2.2 (Spring) Poetry

SCF Whodunnit?

by P.J. German


 

When the cops found out, all hell broke loose.

Who molested the alligator?

Dr. Hafner was not at all pleased.

It was his pet from St. Petersburg.

The gator screamed, ‘Somebody touched me!’

 

They first accused Dr. Ford with all

of his dark, crazy, Poe fantasies.

He was quickly ruled out of the crime;

He was busy with Elektraphrog.

Ford said, ‘This would make a great story.’

 

Could it have been Advisor Snyder?

No. He was in a meeting. He is

always in a meeting, a meeting…

He said, ‘Let’s give it a Baycare card.

They might have a gator outreach plan.’

 

Perhaps, was it Professor Waters?

But, nay, he was pinning up Einstein

on his wall – the wall of math’ticians.

John said, ‘We should grill up the gator,

if it is traumatized that badly.’

 

Zaph Manigat? Yes, it has to be!

How else could he get on the website?

He has to be having an affair.

He – the Zaph – said, ‘Hi, my name is Zaph!

Mmmbluh, rrrvuh luh gut shuh luhguss.

 

After lengthy investigations,

suspects were cleared of activity.

It was later discovered Gator

was molested by a manatee.

 


PJ German – former editor in chief for two semesters and current student advisor of Elektraphrog, president of Swamp Scribes, student blogger for the SCF website, and teacher aid in the English lab – does much more writing than he has time for. He is graduating in 2010 with his A.A., and will attend USF in the fall to continue his education in English.