Costume Catastrophe
Once with a large box for the body
and another over my head
a robot was born with lots of knobs
and a slinky for a hat
but, I couldn't sit down
so I stood looking out eye holes
until I couldn't stand any more.
Being a robot was a chore.
Another year a mummy
seemed a cool idea
so I cut strips of sheet
to wrap myself from head to feet
and after taping the strips was done,
I left for a party to have some fun
but by the time I walked to the door
half the strips were sliding to the floor.
My mummy was crummy
so I went as a half-wrapped
accident victim instead.
Think I'll try a clown this year
and keep it simple for me
because too much imagination
makes for a costume catastrophe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ for Carol's Halloween contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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