Dear Muttley
To my bigger, younger brother...
From our fascination with Maurice Greene
Exactly how many Olympic sprint medals did he win?
To our common love for dogs...Danger, ever on guard!
Hey, remember we promised mom we would...?
The kites we crafted and flew to the wind in August
The tops we spun to the woven string in the dust
To the marbles we shot to score through the hole
And the megacities we built to last in the soil
The Ninja Turtles depicted in drawings out of the sewage
And oh, the toy cars we brought to life in the garage
Long before Transformers became a blockbuster
We knew they could come to life with us as puppet masters
The obsession continues, with Usain Bolt
You’ve now just about got the same built
It’s kinda intimidating now to call you 'Muttley'
I guess we watched too many cartoons growin up…didn’t we?
Eve Roper's When Older Siblings or Younger Step In... - Poetry Contest
Copyright © Thabang Ngoma | Year Posted 2016
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