The Elephant in the Room

There he is in the corner of the great big room
Big and fat an obvious to see
Why’s he there? You both wonder
Is he scared? You both wonder.
He should use the door and be free.

Both are sitting on the couch munching on some snacks
When the husband takes a quick and stealthy look
That elephant won’t fit through the door, he’s way too big
He barely fits inside the breakfast nook

This time the wife looks ‘round at the great big beast
She doesn’t want her husband though to notice
The ellie stinks and blocks their path so you can’t get by
This is not something for a novice

There he is in corner of the great big room
Big and fat an obvious to see
Why’s he there? You both wonder
Is he scared? You both wonder.
He should use the door and be free.

Husband turns to wife, and risks sounding rather silly
But this problem must be talked about and solved.
The wife responds in kind, and also wants to talk
She too agrees this problem must be resolved.

Ideas begin to flow as the married couple talks, and focuses upon the elephant.
Should they squeeze him out the door after covering him with butter?
Should they have some people over and then have a barbeque?
If an idea comes to mind then it is uttered.

Something happens as they talk that escapes the eye of both
The elephant is shrinking by the moment
Talk continues, sometimes heated, but they focus on the beast
They listen close to hear the other’s comments.

Problem solved, and they going looking for the great big beast
He’s not so big and clunky anymore.
The elephant is tiny, and his trumpet is a toot,
And with a boot the lady kicks it out the door.

He was there in the corner of the great big room
No longer big and fat an obvious to see
He was there, they both knew why
They were scared to put their heart out
They talked an now the elephant is free.