The Brother of Al and Buddy

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My mother was Detty
My father was Gus
 

His joke was:
I’d rather drive a bus
 

You know him well
 
You think him swell

I know the wife
he couldn’t 

resist
 

You act as if
she didn’t 

exist

You use his name
consider him great

But without my mother
he couldn’t create:

No birds, no bees
no mountain, no sea
and, of course,

no me!
 

His bus joke began
as he took to gloomin’
after they created
the so-called human

Detty said to Gus
They need to be
more like us

 
At me she pointed
I felt disjointed

(Caught from some wrong I did?)
 

Then she said
Let’s send them
this kid

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I did like pranks
I was always a joker

They played games

Their favorite was poker

I'd serve them snacks

while they gambled

and talked

But one night 

I changed their chocolate

into chalk

They got really mad

and started to squalk

I thought a gangplank

they'd make me walk

But all they did was

send me to my room

They made me sweep the floor

with a one-bristle broom

Yet I did get laughs

from my two brothers

As far as equals

there were no others

Al played war games

in the sand

Buddy preferred 

to walk the land

Until he hurt his knees

then he sat cross-legged

under the trees

Eating nothing but cheese

and counting the fleas

When Al stopped laughing

about parents eating chalk

He said Little Brother:

We have to talk

But no gangplank

will you walk

It's worse than that–

you'll learn what its worth–

Cuz Mom and Dad are

sending you to Earth!

The humans will credit you

with miracles–for sure–

When, in truth, you're just 

doing a family chore

But ours is a family

that unfurled 

what others call

the world

The wisdom of humans

is a matter of dearth

You'll be the result

of a–LOL–virgin birth 

Then our father's voice boomed

And I stood up with fear 

Jessie, get your loincloth.

You are outta here!

...

...

...

Returning 33 years later,

with nail holes still fresh

My family was grateful

I still had my flesh 

What did I learn?

They asked with a smile

Was all of our creation

worthwhile? 

The stars and the mountains

are well worth the labor

Dogs, cats,goats...

have such natural behavior

All the birds 

sing so sweet

I thought that 

was pretty neat

Almost all the species

deserve a thumbs up

But somebody please–

pass the wine cup

One question from me

(after some heavy drinking)

When you created "humans"

what were you thinking?  

        

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Footnotes

THE BROTHER OF AL AND BUDDY
 is the copyrighted property of LCSoL.

Detty is an alternate spelling of Deity.

Gus is a substitute for another
three-letter word beginning with G.

Detty's proper name earned her
the title of  Original Godmother. 

Buddy's favorite cheese was Gouda.
That is why you know him as B____. 

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