Peacockodile

The peacockodile has a dazzling smile
that is filled with eighty-six teeth.
Yet her sparkling eyes tend to hypnotize
‘til you forget the mouth that’s beneath.
And her feathers — such feathers! So vibrant and green!
A green that is greener than all greens you have seen,
you’ll be so amazed, you’ll start ahh-ing and oooh-ing,
and kinda forgetting just what you were doing...
You just want to touch them — it seems such a crime
that she hides them all day (except at lunchtime).
But she’s showing them now! So quick, gather near!
Look! See, she’s smiling ... there’s nothing to fear.
What a welcoming smile, so toothy and white!
I’ll just pet her feathers. I’m sure she won’t...
CHOMP!

Moral:
A DANGER’S A DANGER, EVEN WHEN YOU FORGET IT, JUST 'CAUSE SOMETHING'S PRETTY DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD PET IT.

Excerpt from a children's book I'm trying to get published.