Throwing Up

Throwing
     Up

I throw up.

    Jumping
Rope

I jump rope.

    Walking 
Run

Let's walk and run.

Tattle-
    Tale

You tattletale,

    Bouncing 
House

Bounce your house.

Gathering 
    Round

We gather round.

    Firing
Pit

The fire pit...

Action
    Figure

What action figure?

    Nobody's
Nose

Nobody's nose, nobody nose—

Tackle
    Football

Play football and tackle me.

Inline
    Skating

    Roller
Blading

Same-Thing(s)

Skate 
  Boarding

We skate board.

Different-Thing(s)

    Tracking
Fielding

Track and field

    Golf
Club

In a golf club...

    Trailer
Park

House
    Party

Same-Thing(s)

    Living
Dying

Different-Thing(s)

Picture
    Perfect

You're picture-perfect.

    Lightning
Thunder

Booming
    Crashing

and

        Splashing
    and
Slashing

Throwing
     Up

I throw up.

    Roller
Coaster

Ferris
    Wheel

Are you for real?

    Yes
Sir

Sir yes sir!

Dude
    Man

Man
    Dude

Dude man-man dude-dude man...

    Man
Dude...

Please
    Thanks

Say please and thanks.

Man
    Dude

    Rock
Roll 

It's time to rock and roll.

Help
    Me

    Help
You

Thanking me

    And thank you too,

            For
      Throwing
            Up.


6/17/2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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