Dear Children:
If you find yourself caught
in quicksand
sinking
do whatever it takes
to get horizontal
move as little as possible
so you will sink slower
and increase odds
of being rescued.
Dear Students:
If you find yourself captured
by a python
squeezed and squeezed
till your eyes nearly pop
you must pinch
that snake hard
pythons famously hate
being pinched
and if you pinch hard enough
it will drop to the ground
and leave you alone.
Dear Females:
If you find yourself attacked
by a rapist
rake your nails across his eyes
punch his throat
knee his groin.
Although, be warned that
resisting the rape may escalate things,
and you could get yourself murdered,
also be mindful,
you really shouldn’t scream
because that’s what he wants.
And try not to call out, “rape!”
Instead, yell, “fire!”
because if you shout “rape!”
nobody will come to help you.