Coyote learned the hard way
as he always learned
or failed to learn
life's lessons
waking in his den
well hidden
just above the river
after a night alone
he stumbled out
and shouted to a fellow standing
in the distance
on the far bank
Hey you what's the news?
The news? Oh there's no news
only that Coyote
sucked himself off
last night back in his den
oh thought Coyote
now they'll be no end
of gossip
folks laughing at me
behind my back
since then it's been that way
for all of us
no secrets
not of that kind anyway