{"sf1_id":321045,"sf2_id":"yndy92v1","title":"Quick Quick Slow","author":"loganberrybunny","words":162,"posted_at":"2011-12-28T18:38:00.000Z","tags":["Humor","Lizard","No-Yiff","Poem","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/321045-quick-quick-slow","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/yndy92v1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/d0/7d/d07dc994-e719-4552-abb8-755d1c7c27e0","description":"#1 of Poetry","content":" **Quick, Quick, Slow**  \n  \nMy name is Slim and I have a problem:  \nYou would too if you felt like me.  \nI don't expect you to understand it,  \nBut hear me out; that'll do for me.  \n  \nLook at me, I've a long thin body,  \nI have no legs, for goodness' sake,  \nSo I suppose I should think it nat'ral  \nThat children think I'm a blasted snake.  \n  \nBut pay attention for once and listen.  \nBetter yet, take a look up here:  \nYes, there, that's right, where my face curves onward,  \nThough it ain't much cop, it is still an ear.  \n  \nOh you may blink at a talking lizard--  \nThat I am, as you all should know;  \nAnd I'll blink too: snakes can't do that either:  \nThey don't have eyelids like me and you.  \n  \nSo please, please, please won't you understand me?  \nI'm not a snake; I'm a smooth Slow-worm.  \nAnguis fragilis -- and I won't go quietly:  \nUnlike my scales, my views are firm.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}