Be Always Ready

Some children open the door of their rooms Dressed in a uniform Knowing their day instantly. Because it is the same day as yesterday And the day before And the day before the day before. Bealeen never knew what would happen When she opened the door to a cupboard Or the door to her room Sometimes there were hints like fur coats Or a winter scene, Other times it was up to her to improvise. Her parents, being magical, Wanted to see how she would react So they constantly threw her gentle hints About what her day would be One gentle hint came in dragon form And she was nearly eaten, Not being quite ready for that one. Her grandmother kept asking them To allow her a little bit of stability But they wanted her to know nothing of that And they insisted she should always be ready. Today she opened the door to her room And faced a firing squad. No one is ready for that!