A roach came from his hiding place
and went straight to the freezer
he opened it, stuck in his face
when suddenly the geezer
who owned the house and had been woken
by frigid freezer draft
he was a gent, and quite soft spoken
he saw the roach and laughed.
'Oh, you again, you must be starved
why don't you come for dinner,
wait 'til you see the roast I carved
I've noticed you got thinner.'
Well, they sat down and had their meal
then finished their dessert
the geezer said 'Please do not steal
I'll give you now my word
no house guest will go hungry here
or sleep in some old crack
I have been lonely since my dear
old wife did not come back.
The doctor said she is long dead
and that is likely true
so you can sleep in our bed
her pillow is for you.'
For eighteen years they lived like that
and then the geezer died
and when they came to bury him
the roach went off to hide.
He had not spoken to his friends
since back at the beginning
so now he quickly made amends
soon all of them were grinning.
And in the end the house was theirs
it said so in the will
they were the sole and rightful heirs
and they all live there, still.
Herbert Nehrlich
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/geezer-and-the-roach-children/
