The Mystery Carcass

Another collage preview from More Lullabies For Goblins...

The Mystery Carcass

It washed up on the shore

a couple of days ago...

but exactly what it is,

nobody seems to know.

It won't fit on any scale,

'cause it's bigger than a whale–

and no pulley, crane, or winch

can budge the thing an inch.

Some scientists arrive

wearing shiny coats;

they snap a ton of pictures

and write a bunch of notes.

They use their instruments

to poke and prod its skin,

and peel away the fat

to collect the guts within.

One of them exclaims,

"It must be an Architeuthis!"

"Nonsense!" says another,

"It's a Megalodon, you doofus!"

Before the seagulls eat it,

they collect every piece they can

and stuff it into a freezer

in the back of their van.

As they haul its body away,

not much is left for the flies...

except for a greasy puddle

and a couple of eyes.