Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Light Verse

A Little Too Dumb

Ever since I was a little boy
sucking on me big thumb
Me kin and most doctors
said I was just a little too dumb
They say I don't know
what's going on around me,
I'm oblivious to it all
That I be just a scrawny black kid
in patchy overalls
They say I got an IQ that's a bit low,
and that my learning skills are a tad slow
Saying I'm a little too dumb
to ever grow
into some big thinker
like Einstein or Galileo
But I suppose that's alright with me,
I get plenty of everything I want,
plus an extra helping of sympathy
Everybody's always doting over me,
giving me smooches and sweets
Guess they all are just a little too dumb
to see how smart I be

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Chuck Melugin April 26, 2017 at 8:58 AM Freddie, Your writing takes me back in time. I was a fat white kid in patchy overalls! I know you have bittersweet memories! I also know you have a new fan of your poetic endeavors, a fat old fart enjoying A Little Too Dumb! 7+++ My best to you, chuck

Chris Green April 25, 2017 at 1:48 PM This was cute and funny and devious my friend. Yep, don't discount the little guy everyone is fussing over, he's got it much easier than you do. :)