Somniloquy

Hey there! You've cheated! The fish deck is stacked! Never trust rabbits with side eye contact They look at each other and not straight ahead And deal themselves haddock, straight flush so it's said I'm floating, I'm flying, I'm soaring up high With hippos and rhinos, I'm sharing the sky Antelopes, zebras and camels as well The ground isn't safe! A bombardment from hell! What exam is this now? What's quantum physics? I've revised algebra so I'm feeling quite sick My pencils are noodles, my pens are chop sticks And what's worse above all, I'm only aged six I stand on the stage to deliver my speech I'm wearing no trousers, they're still on the beach My notes in the pockets, crabs take with their claws And lecture the starfish, five legged applause! I wake up, I sit up, I look at the clock It's still late at night, I need to take stock I stop and rewind and replay what I've spoken From tape to lined paper, I write down this poem Entry for the "talking in your sleep" contest Written 13th January 2017 Note: the title is the medical term for sleep talking - maybe a new poetic form? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somniloquy