L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

A Risque Show and Tell

I would like to go to a “Show and Tell”
Where the children brought unusual things--
Things their moms said they absolutely could not
Take to school and show to their classmates.

The toy found under the bed in their parent’s room,
Or the balloon in the neat cellophane package?
Or a recording of bizarre sounds in the night 
That kept them from going to sleep.

These are the things that would get attention
And, oh, the stories the kids could tell
If only they were allowed to be creative
And not stifled when they make discoveries.

written June 12, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger June 14, 2021 at 5:40 AM We found the "balloon in the cellophane package under our parents bed" and we chewed and chewed but it did not chew like gum and it would not blow up very far. Very disappointed. L Milton Hankins June 14, 2021 at 8:56 AM LOL. What kid hasn't experienced this. My mother was horrified when I found her diaphragm and pranced into the kitchen and asked what it was. It was in the same drawer with her Kodak camera!

David Mchattie June 12, 2021 at 6:32 PM I don't know. Some things are better left in the dark. But I'm sure this has happened. Witty poem my friend. Have a great day. L Milton Hankins June 12, 2021 at 7:59 PM Thanks, David, for your read and your comment. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said. I just remembered how embarrassed my mom was when, as a kid, I found her diaphragm. Now, what if I had taken it for "show and tell?" O, my goodness!!! Background. So, I wrote the poem.