There was once a little boy
Who thought cracking jokes was a toy
So he cracked jokes on everyone
Especially on fat ones
…
But as he put a pun on it
His tummy grew bit by bit
When he realised it was too late
His tummy went to round from straight
…
All his jokes came back to bite
He started living in a terrible fright
He stopped eating, did some exercise
The tummy showed no compromise
…
He sighed and hoped and prayed and screamed
That this was all just a silly dream
But his tummy felt oh so real
With which he didn’t know how to deal
…
So he asked a mate of his
“How should I even deal with this?”
His mate said, “There is one thing you could do
“Crack jokes on skinny people too”
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With that he felt even more confused
His friend left him oh so bemused
And still today he is standing there
Lost in thought, filled with despair
Tag: Technology
Suns
My science teacher is so nuts
So much so that it actually hurts
She says that Earth has just one sun
And that’s shared by everyone
From Mercury, Saturn to Uranus
And Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Venus
But I see that sun everywhere
Wherever I go, he’s always there
When I’m walking, he’s behind a tree
Staring from there right back at me
When I’m home, there’s one in the sky
Singing, dancing with the clouds that fly
And all of them go into hiding
When the night comes slowly sliding
The very next day when I awake
There’s another one, make no mistake
I wonder how she doesn’t know
About all these suns that brightly glow
Doesn’t she ever look up in the sky
Or feel the light like you and I?
Mommy, Johnny Stole My Doll
Mommy, Johnny stole my doll
Now, he’s not giving it back
At the expense of my tears
He is having a crack
…
He is always doing this, you know?
Troubling me just for fun
He plans to trouble me more
I am sure that he’s not done
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Should I steal his toys too?
Hide them in the dark?
Or throw it in the dustbin
Of a nearby park?
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Mommy, will you tell me
What I should do now?
Should I complain to Santa?
But I don’t know how
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Search for it in my room?
Is that what you say?
But I’ve already done that
Today like yesterday
…
Fine, I’ll look under the pillow
I’ll search beneath the bed
Oh wait, I think I see something
Is that my little doll’s head?
Where Could Mommy Be?
Oh Tommy, wake up
Do you not see?
We’re locked inside our own house
Where could Mommy be?
…
There’s nobody but us
It’s just you and me
Hold my hand if you’re afraid
Where could Mommy be?
…
The window is left open
Did the wind take her away?
Did the night eat her up
Before it turned to day?
Did she go out herself
To find us something to eat?
I hope she brings back something
Spicy and something sweet?
Is she in some trouble?
Drowning in a sea?
Oh Tommy, what do you think —
Where could Mommy be?
…
Should we break the door
With the trunk of a tree
Then go in search of our Mommy
Wherever she may be
…
Oh Tommy, wake up
Before I count to three
Wake up and help me decide
Where could Mommy be?
When We Were Two
When we were two
I proposed to you
But then you asked me to wait
Now that we’re three —
Will you marry me?
Come on girl, it’s getting late
I Wish To Be A Fish
I wish to be a fish
I want to be a font
I like to be a spike
I long to be a song
…
I yearn to be a sun
Where joy has just begun
I try to be a fly
Go wandering in the sky
I need to be a seed
With a book to read
I dream to be a beam
Go travelling through a stream
I ask to be a task
Who wears a scary mask
I seem to be a steam
Floating with my team
…
I wish to be a fish
I want to be a font
I like to be a spike
I long to be a song
This Little Heaven Of Mine
What if I wake up tomorrow
With eyes that no longer see
While my son grows more gorgeous
More than what is known to me?
…
What if I wake up tomorrow
With ears that cannot hear
While my daughter sings a melody
More soothing than a bird’s cheer?
…
What if I wake up tomorrow
With a mouth that cannot speak —
How will I tell them my stories
Of my lowest trough and highest peak?
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What if I don’t wake up tomorrow
To my children by my side —
How could that heaven be better
Than the one where I reside?
An Imperfect Universe
The silence of the nights
Have made me who I am
Yes, I speak with great delight
No, I’m not one of them
Yes, I am not perfect
This is how I’m supposed to be
If there is such a person
I sure would like to see
Yes, my colours are different
My thoughts can light a fire
My veins breathe uneasy
My blood is full of desire
If I had a chance to choose
To be in someone’s shoe
I would gladly toss that chance away
I would never want to be you
The sky is full of beaming stars
There is no star like me
Without me this universe
Would then so empty be
If I Were Born A Little Early
If I were born a little early
I would have made electricity
First to say — The Earth is round
Cures for diseases I would have found
Would have theorized gravitational law
Leave everyone trailing in awe
Would have had a star named after me
A constellation or galaxy
Future generations would have studied me
My brain, my life, my family
But I was born a little too late
Never had the chance to become so great
All the others took away my due
So I’m stuck here writing poems for you
It Wasn’t Me
I looked at the mirror and I saw
Someone else staring back at me
The face was similar to mine but
It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me
There was guilt all over his face
It was plain and obvious to see
Lies dripping down from his lips
It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me
Regret hanging from his brows
Deceit circling wild and free
Wings of envy on his nose
It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me
Then I looked at him even closely
Those eyes of sin and misery
That look was indistuingishable
It must be me, it must be me
