If Jake were a mammal, what would he be?
He’d be a human—the one that we see.
If Jake were a fish in the deep ocean blue,
an electric eel—through and through.
For Jake likes to shock,
and Jake likes to squirm,
to wrap 'round an idea
in order to learn.
If Jake were a reptile, I’ve no doubt
he’d protest at once—
“I’m moving out!”
Jake wants an A—he made that clear.
But being a froggie
won’t get him near.
So—
out of the cold-blooded,
into the warm,
where Jake can lead
in the eye of the storm.
No hiding in rocks,
no basking in sun—
Jake loves the water,
and
Jake loves
the Son.
clr, 2011