No Nap
No nap, no nap, no nap, she shouts
With all that she can muster;
At not-yet-2, though she insists,
She's much too young to trust 'er.
I put it off and read some books;
She helps and turns the pages.
I give a warning - just 2 more,
To hope that it assuages.
I pull the shade and pick her up
And in the crib I place her.
I gently shut the door and leave,
So I don't have to face her.
For how she howls! Indignant that
Her wish was not respected;
But in 5 minutes she's asleep,
About what I expected.
A little introduction to
The world, for, like today,
There'll be a million other times
She will not get her way.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2017
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