The Tail That Took The Lead

The Tail That Took The Lead

The snake’s tail queried why be led

And have to go so far behind

The leader some declared the head

That tail was unable to find;

Cause, having heard about it from

The rest, remaining of a snake,

Before the tail would have to come

To be dragged after by mistake,

From that perspective of the tail,

In seeing how the rest precede

It wondered what should it avail

To let the head go in the lead?

And so, in following that thought

The tail decided on the way

For him to lead because he ought

In their direction have a say;

So, that the tail said, “I’ll be head,

And let the rest remaining be

The ones who’d follow me instead

If only they would follow me!”

Against all their objections to

The contrary they fell in line

Which nobody should ever do

As it’s against divine design;

But nonetheless it had occurred,

Till all the rest fell in the pit,

In spite of what the tail averred,

And being hurt because of it,

For, what this tale should be about,
Is God must have a reason for

The head that tails have to find out:

It takes the head to go before.