The Secret Service's Bear

Sitting in my cave

waiting by the fire

staring at the great stars

I kept wondering

Wondering

In this honey-den of mine

A world of total safety

I kept wondering

How un-manlike  am I?

In my bearskin black

My claws still kept sharp against the bark

Going back to my cave

Thought I: I don't care about being rich

From my claws to my teeth

So I walked upright following my old tracks

Weaving between highways 

Depositories of bountiful trash

I wondered

The way it is and the way it was

The Secret Service had called me

To bear witness

Was it a dark moment? Should I swim away?

"The White House needed me" 

(An agent boasted)

I was needed urgently

Epic.

Living in the woods and now

The White House.

Teddy Roosevelt told my Grandpa

We bears were all right

And Clinton said something about not asking or telling

To avoid any type of same sex fight

Today and every day

It's like being in love for the first time

My heart is proud to shadow that of the President

From organised terror to

Fanatically driven incursions

Here I am to

Bear the brunt of our nation's security

And drive my claws like a Christian sword

For the greater good of mankind

And if you cross my path

No grudge shall cometh upon me for

I am the King of Animals

Over centuries Man has wished to liken to me

And even King Arthur waited for my waking to

Pull out Excalibur

The deed was done

True you say the days are getting shorter

And Isis is nearing our quarters

So I shall hibernate a good while

To let the stardust compile

Just remember when I wake

To give me a hug

And not care if I smell vile.