by Haley Johnston

Created on: April 25, 2010

The Largest Eyes Go Blind

There is a world not far away where two tribes dwelled in peace,

Until they formed a grudge that neither wanted to release.

The first tribe was the See-Smelts, who kept eyes and noses wide,

Which they used to gather facts about the place where they reside.

The second tribe, the Hear-Chomps, used their quite obnoxious ears,

Just to eavesdrop on their neighbors and their secret hopes and fears.

And once they gained the knowledge they used flappy lips and tongues,

to pass the information through their hierarchy's rungs.

And once it reached the summit of their tribes so thick foundation,

Their chief used all the rumors to force Rojic's resignation.

In case you might be wondering "who is this poor man Rojic?"

Well, he controlled the See-Smelt tribe with boundless wit and logic!

Ironically, his logic soon gave way to senseless rage,

And gave him lethal strength not often found in men his age.

He gathered up his many troops to march for quick demise,

Of the Hear-Chomps, now sworn enemies of all with nose and eyes!

They marched to meet their petty foes, who gathered round their chief,

The very man who caused the See-Smelt Rojic so much grief.

This leader of the Hear-Chomps shrieked "I won't sleep till he falls,

So down with See-Smelt Rojic and his band of know-it-alls!"

A boy asked what had caused the docile See-Smelt men to rouse,

A man replied- "They simply hate our mammoth ears and mouths!"

The fighting lasted many days and as blood mixed with tears,

The tribes ripped at each others eyes and noses, lips and ears.

And when at last the violence ceased a single man still breathed,

Old Rojic stood triumphant, his revenge had been achieved.

But as he stared around him at the stomach churning gore,

He noticed something no man ever seemed to see before.

The noses of the See-Smelts seemed to shrink before his eyes,

and worse, the Hear-Chomp's lips and ears had also shrank in size.

Now as he looked around him at the faces grave as stone,

He could not see the diff'rence between their men and his own.

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