X-Marks-the-Spot

X-Marks-the-Spot is a tickling game Which is traced upon someone’s bare back. In childhood, we played it and often it caused A goose-bump filled giggling attack. My kids got the treatment when bathtime arrived And my grandson when he was a tot, But it’s been a while since I’ve gotten the chance To engage in some X-Marks-the-Spot. Yet I came upon Henry, eleven years old, In the process of donning his tee And the canvas was waiting for X-Marks-the Spot, Just the cue for a tickle from me. “I remember this, Nana!” he said as he smiled. “Can you write down the words?” which I did, Just delighted to think such a game’s been preserved From my long-ago time as a kid.