William's "The Fierce Menagerie"

It’s a joyous occasion, 

the act of driving the car with family in tow

to William's "The Fierce Menagerie".

come one come all

to William's "The Fierce Menagerie"

and enjoy vicious animals calmed by captivity

and jailed local incorrigibles found guilty of disrespecting 

our wonderful community standards, set in place for the common good.

but fear not!

those are tempered steel bars set deep in concrete,

and each semi-trained attendant is armed with a fast-

shootin’ semiautomatic weapon same as you’d find

at any theater of carnage, from your local grade school

to the random shopping mall escalator.

don't worry. neither man nor beast can penetrate

the boundaries of William's "The Fierce Menagerie"––

and since your arrival,–––  neither can you.