I Hate Cousin Ralph

i hate holidays
you see  cousin Ralph comes over
and my days of fun
are over before they are even begun

      his tousled hair,
      his cutesy  grin
      eyes so fair
      conceal a soul as dark as sin

he steals my toys
fights with the boys
spills the table with tea
and blames it all on me

			He
		climbs 
	up  the
stairs

	comes
     	    sliding
              down
         the
 bannister
	 b
       re           aks
  the                    ja
              mb
and  the one who faces
      the glares is me


he once locked me in the loo
with no toilet paper
no water no scraper
now how the heck do i do

how I hate him I do
one day he put glue
in my shoe

there were nights that i wept
when he captured my bed
and snoringly slept
while i lay where Fido was fed

i hate it when he's at our house
this hateful ungrateful king of chaos

~27 May 2016~
Fictional
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Davey Avatar
June 21, 2016 at 6:23 PM
Congrats on your placement in my contest Karam and creating a little chaos with me! I love the presentation of this poem!
Misra Avatar
June 21, 2016 at 9:29 PM
Thank you for hosting such a wonderful contest, Brian. Enjoyed writing the poem. It was totally fun and relaxing experience. Thank you for my placement. ~karam~
Misra Avatar
June 21, 2016 at 9:11 PM
Thank you for hosting such a wonderful contest, Brian. Enjoyed writing the poem. It was totally fun and relaxing experience. Thank you for my placement. ~karam~
Devnath  Avatar
June 21, 2016 at 1:07 PM
Congrats on your win my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
Misra Avatar
June 21, 2016 at 9:02 PM
Thank you very much, dear Devnathji. ~karam~
Dietrich Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 8:23 PM
wowow. Clever clever clever!! I love it.
Misra Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 8:41 PM
Whee! Thrilled to bits, Andrea. Thank you for your comment. ~karam~
Canerdy Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 2:04 PM
I LOVE this poem--creative, appealing, and amusing, though the situation us not amusing to the speaker! Janice
Misra Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 8:39 PM
Thank you, Janice. Glad you liked it. ~karam~
Hoffman Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 7:35 AM
Your cousin sounds like a real character! I think most everyone has a cousin kind of like Ralph, but not quite as mischievous!:)Cute and funny poem!
Misra Avatar
May 27, 2016 at 8:19 AM
Thank you, Cheryl. Loved writing it. ~karam~
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