The Grump in the Park

The Grump in the park sat and looked all around.
He looked at the sky and he looked at the ground.
He looked to the left and he looked to the right.
Yes, he sat in that park from the morning 'til night.

And - oh - what he saw gave him scratches and itches,
And a deepening sadness (despite his vast riches).
For all the Grumps just like him were no longer about,
In their place scurried others (and this was bad, without doubt).

All the Grumps he had known were nowhere to be seen,
But the others, instead, filled the park where they'd been.
They were blue, red, and yellow; they sang and they danced.
There were oodles of them, everywhere that he glanced.

Said the Grump, "This is wrong! This is terribly wrong!
Who let them all in? This ridiculous throng?
I will stand for the Grumps and make everything right!
I will stand for them now, all the time, day and night!"

And there on the bench, where he once had just sat,
The Grump climbed right up and he took off his hat,
And he called to the Grumps who were hidden from view,
And he asked them to join in what he knew they must do.

"We'll get rid of the others! With me leading you all!
We'll toss them right out! And then we'll build a wall!
And they'll never come back to this park that is ours!
All I ask is your faith so you'll grant me these powers!"

And the Grumps came when they heard, they came back to the park,
Some came right away, and some waited 'til dark.
When at last they were there, all the Grumps he could find,
Their love and support for him blew his small mind.

So the King of the Grumps (as he now wished to be known),
Sat down on the bench (which he now called his 'throne'),
And drew up a plan that told the Grumps what to do:
"First we round up the Others, red, yellow and blue.."

"...then we take them away, outside of this place,
Using force if we must (and I hope that's the case)."
So the Grumps joined together and did what he said,
And got rid of the Others, blue, yellow and red.

'Til the park was all clear, each Other now gone.
Only Grumps filled the sidewalks and the green grassy lawn.
And they whooped and they yelled with an unbridled joy.
For they had the park back, every Grump, girl and boy.

And it was great for them all...for one day, maybe two.
'Til they got a bit bored without much left to do.
"I must get them invested in new, stronger opinions,"
Thought the King, "lest they leave me alone, with no minions".

So the next thing he said was directed at 'us',
"Some of us here are starting to stir up a fuss!
It's the ones with pink hair that are causing the trouble,
Let's send them away next, right now, on the double!"

So out went the Grumps whose hair was too pink,
They were carried away (despite making a stink).
Then the ones with no pants were directed to leave.
Then the ones that liked dogs and those with beige on their sleeve.

And the Grumps with the mumps and the measles and flu,
And the Grumps who smelled too much like antelope stew,
Away they were dragged, one group after another.
'Til the only two left were the King and his brother.

"Well that's that, I guess," said the triumphant King,
"It's just you and me now, we've got the whole thing!"
"Yeah, but why must I still share this park with you, Bro?"
Asked the King's younger sib, before making him go.

So now stands the Grump just outside of the wall.
Humbly asking himself "What has led to my fall?"
And the answer comes clear to his sad, tortured mind.
"I'm alone now because I am one of a kind."

"And someone so special, who is truly unique,
Needs no-one around when he chooses to speak.
For I'm with the right group now, alone, as I choose."
And away from the park walked the Grump and his views.