Tom Bell Poet Burlesque

Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep,
Won't let me sleep....
Cause her G'arld darn sheep
Bray to keep,
Me forever awake in pain...

So in desperation,
I came  up with a plan...
I'd buy and eat,
Naught but sheep,
To eradicate them from this world...

Lamb chops and eggs for breakfast
Double lamb chops and mint jelly for lunch,
Crown leg of lamb for dinner,
And more lamb chops,
And with my nightly TV, more
Lamb chops on which to munch...

For 16 years I kept this up,
My favorite movie,
Silence of the lambs,
When slowly I began to notice,
I was growing white fuzzy hair,
I began to bray sheepishly,
What more could I say?
I nibbled on the lawn
A neighbor shot at me at dawn

I grew hoofed feet,
Counted people jumping a fence
To aid in sleep

Slowly did I realize,
It was people sounds
That kept me up,
Now what do I do?

You can't order humans to go,
Or buy in a supermarket....
Guess I was doomed
To this sheepish life
So I'd better grow to like it!

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