THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING

by Rupert Mccall

Endless visions fill my head, this man, as large as life
And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife,

Because the way I see Steve Irwin just put everything aside
It comes back to his family, it comes back to his pride.

His animals inclusive, Crikey, light the place with love!
Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above.

The crazy-man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch
Living out his dream and in that classic ‘Stevo’ crouch,

Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek.
It’s one thing to be honoured as a champion unique,

It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved,
It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved.

But that was where he had it right, I guess he always knew
From his father's modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo.

We cringed at times and shook our heads, but true to Nature's call
There was something very Irwin in the make-up of us all.

Yes, the more I care to think of it, the more he had it right
If you’re going to make a difference, make it big and make it bright!

Yes, he was a lunatic! Yes, he went head first!
But he made the world feel happy with his energetic burst.

A world so large and loyal that it’s hard to comprehend,
I doubt we truly count the warmth until life meets an end.

To count it now, I say a prayer with words of inspiration,
May the spotlight shine forever on his dream for conservation.

My daughter broke the news to me, my six-year-old in tears,
It was like she’d just turned old enough to show her honest fears.

I tried to make some sense of it, but whilst her dad was trying
His little girl explained it best. She said, “The crocodiles are crying.”

Their best mate’s up in heaven now, the crocs up there are smiling!
And as sure as flowers, poems and cards and memories are piling,

As sure as we’ll continue with the trademarks of his spiel,
Of all the tributes worthy, he was rough but he was real.

As sure as ‘Crikey!’ fills the sky, I think we’ll miss ya Steve.
Goodbye.

RUPERT McCALL 2006.

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