I bounce her <br />on my knee <br /> <br />sing songs <br />all day long <br /> <br />Drives her mother crazy! <br />Drives my baby wild! <br /> <br />“WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT <br />FOR COMFORT <br />(AND YOU CAN’T FIND ICE CREAM CONES) <br />T’AINT NO SIN <br />TO TAKE OFF YOUR SKIN <br />AND DANCE AROUND IN YOUR BONES! ” <br /> <br />Baby burps <br />& gurgles. <br /> <br />“Aghhhhh! ” says her mother! <br /> <br />Feed(try to feed) baby <br />her mashed mashed <br />banana <br /> <br />She flips with a twist of her wrist <br />the top of the spoon <br /> <br />& splat it (ooops) <br />gets the(meow!) cat. <br /> <br />She gurgles hysterically! <br />Drools salvia syllables! <br /> <br />I tell her: <br /> <br />“I CAN’T WHISTLE...CAN’T PLAY SAXAPHONE <br />BUT...” <br /> <br />“I LOVE BANANAS <br />BECAUSE THEY DONE GOT NO BONES! ” <br /> <br />“AGHHHH...! ” says her mother. <br /> <br />“Dónall..? ” <br /> <br />“Yes...love? ” <br /> <br />“Shut de... up!<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/aghhhh-says-her-mother-for-scarlett/
