A Turkey Named Pete

I'm a turkey named Pete.
And I’m nobodies treat.
Thanksgiving is all whack!
What's wrong with a nice pancake stack?

Try a different type of bird.
I'll only fill you up one-third.
All year you make me nice and fat
So you can hit me in the head with a baseball bat.

I'm not going to be your dinner,
This year I'm working on being thinner!
I'm much too lean and full of bone.
Can't you see I have no muscle tone?

Try a big juicy steak,
Come on, give Pete the turkey a break!
This bird is no one’s meal ticket,
I'm going on strike, I'm gonna picket!

I'm not ending up on a plate,
I'm moving to a "No eating turkey" state!
Why don't you try your luck
On a big fat duck!

Thanksgiving isn’t any fun
I think I'll hide until the day is done.
So I sign off with only this to say,
This is one bird that isn't getting ate today!

© J. A. Gage