The Thornbush Incident

My infancy was plagued with several 
accidents 
From the pain of broken bones to the 
woes of tonsillitis 
My vivid childhood could have easily 
been forgotten 
But how can one forget the 
illustrious thornbush incident 

On a sunny Queensland afternoon 
The Brisbane hot sun oozed 
unforgiveness
As it's rays scorched my 
inexperienced scalp
However, one would not predict the 
horror to come

Playing aimlessly in the garden 
I enthusiastically chased man's best 
friend
But this frivolous chase led to my 
own undoing 

A patch of damp grass sent me 
tumbling 
The unsuspecting cactus met with 
my posterior counterpart
Pain like this had never been so 
evident 
Thus the continuous struggle to 
forget the thornbush incident
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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A  Avatar
January 19, 2016 at 7:02 PM
Daniel, I really enjoyed this poem thanks for sharing **SKAT**
Fraser Avatar
December 25, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Wow Daniel,bet you gained a lot of respect for Thornbushes after that, you made me smile, great write, blessings Carl
Gorelick Avatar
December 21, 2013 at 5:59 PM
OUch! When my son was a little guy we was playing like he was a dog..and licked an ornamental cactus I had on the shelf. That was not fun..lol. Loved your poem. BG
Omoighe Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 8:42 AM
Lol I sympathise with your son... But now that I think about it, it's a fond childhood memory of mine... Painful but memorable lol
Gorelick Avatar
December 21, 2013 at 5:59 PM
make that he was...
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