THE
WORLD UNDER THE BED
Oh
gosh, oh golly
what's
a guy to do?
I'm
in trouble
'cause
I've lost my old dog Chew.
I'm
sure I saw him
under
my bed.
My
mom went looking,
or
so she said.
She
found a dirty pair of socks,
Then
touched my white pet rat
who
was hiding
from
our whiny black cat
with
the pirate patch;
Screaming
loudly she said:
"GET
OUT THE SHOVEL!
CLEAN
UNDER YOUR BED!"
My
homework's missing
and
Teacher is mad.
If
I give more excuses
she'll
think I'm bad.
I
did my homework
by
emergency flashlight,
but
a stone age man
stole
it last night
along
with the skittles
I'm
hiding from my greedy brother.
I
tried to explain, but teacher yelled
"I'M
PHONING YOUR MOTHER"
There's
a private kingdom under my bed,
a
dinosaur egg rocking, ready to crack,
winged
shoes to travel the world,
and
the missing piece to the railroad track.
A
book of secret wishes, notes from friends
a
bunch of marbles in a sac,
If
I stop to play
I'll
be on the rack.
The
dragon escaped with the rat and the cat
There's
nothing left under my bed.
I
feel so alone,
My
heart's filled with dread.
My
room's passed inspection
from
my mom and my dad
who
said "NOW DON'T TELL US
CLEANING
YOUR ROOM WASN'T SO BAD."
I
found a silver-blue kite impatient to fly
a
ball of string to tie on its tail.
I'm
going to the park
to
watch it sail.
When
I come home,
I'll
have lots of space.
The
world under my bed
is
a wonderful place.
c1999
Glennis.
Hobbs
