Rocky The Fighting Squirrel Poem by Joe Rosochacki

OK it’s Rocky the buddy of Bullwinkle fame
He’s Rocky from the same movie of the same name
But he/she was cornered in its wooded non-roped ring
By a would be famous teenager named Brian Genest,17
If you know what I mean, Lord do you know what I mean,
Sorry Lee Michaels
Brian wanted to take a ‘selfie’ to chronologize his (mis) adventures
In John Chestnut Park, in Palm Harbor, Florida
Brian found him/her, Brian pointed the device at both them
Causing ‘Rocky to fight back
Rocky didn’t give Brian written permission
To have Rocky’s photo taken
Then Rocky grabbed the cell phone camera
Both Brian and Rocky stood their ground according to State law
Brian recalled the encounter,
“When I got close enough, the squirrel actually tried grabbing my phone. I shook it off, and then snapped this photo, ”
“The next thing I knew, the squirrel was on my shoulder, then under my shirt, and then hanging off
my back! He jumped on my shoulder and went down my shirt, I ended up doing a stop, drop and roll kind of thing, ” Brian said.
Brian was lucky not to rabies he could land up dead.
And Brian’s mother she so supportive,
It was all captured on camera
Brian Genest’s mother Paula was standing by with her camera and continued to snap away as the squirrel climbed up her son’s back. “I was thinking this is going to be hilarious.”
The video has gone viral
This squirrel has been viewed by thousands
Lucky for Brian this Rocky cracked only chestnuts
Not his ‘nuts’


5-2-14