Beach Ball In a Suitcase
So my son is knocking up
The alphabet at the worktable
He's onto the letter 'j'
(Should it have a hat or not?)
"Downward stroke, with a curl,
Then stab his face."
He's onto the letter 't'
(The Romans pronounced it 'tay')
"Downward stroke, then slap
Him across the mug."
The ancients kept reversing and
Rotating them
I do the same with my son
And as he's tucked into bed
I regret the bloodthirsty
Language I used
Be careful what you utter
To a child
"Dad, I'm going to blow your glasses off."
Copyright © Christopher Allen | Year Posted 2021
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