Outside At Recess

Outside at recess How I love to play On the merry-go-round What a joyous day Then some older boys Come and start to push Spinning it around Getting it to go faster I become afraid Having trouble holding On, afraid to jump, afraid to stay Then more older boys Add speed to the fun Terrified with head spinning I fall to the ground Under the merry-go-round bam The construction of the Plaything wasn't a pretty Sight from underneath Long screws were hanging down It shredded my dress My undergarments too Tore up my flesh I was black and blue Was it innocent Just a childhood game Or was it malicious A sadistic game (This is from my childhood. Years ago. Playground equipment was made different from the modern hard molded plastic of today. It was a wooden floor that was fastened down with screws.)