HELLO TWO LEGS (Critically acclaimed poem)

 

HELLO TWO LEGS (Critically acclaimed poem)

Oh sorry family and friends across the globe

I see that you are absorbed

In whatever you are doing

Authors, poets, screenwriters and the like

You’re glued to you devices

Oh such vices

Have you forgotten us?

I’m scratching at your two legs

Pegs

I see I am left to my own devices

Well!

Here goes and I can hear your woes

Already!

On my marks and here I go

Up the curtains, scratching at the silk

I hear your ilk

I hear your screeching

Pleading and beseeching

But I am not coming down!

I see your frown

Oh dear, oh dear

I can see your full blown fear!

Is that a tear?

Rolling, rolling down your cheek

Eeek

Now I know I am in serious trouble

There will be a loud rumble

A very loud one!

A rumble from under the stairs

Now who cares!

I’m all ears

Full on forward ears

I’m listening

My eyes are glistening

My tail is swishing

Oh here come the other two legs

You know who you are!

The one who has his legs covered up

Teehee how such bliss

Those pair of legs uncovered I so miss

He loathed me playing with his legs

Boring, boring person

I nipped and nibbled his hairy legs

Or pegs

That rumble is still making a noise

I’m wondering and pondering

It is not scaring me!

I am not really, really scared

They’ve done this to me before

Then shut the door

That rumble is not my tummy

Could do with some yummy

Feeling quite funny

Seeing the pair of them

Well they should play with me

Not on their settee

That rumble is still there

Well here I go

Quite slow

I know what that rumble is

Do you?

It is there way of getting me down

Now I frown

Cos that is not fair!

Now I stare

Shall I, or shan’t

Oh dratters

What does it matter!

It is my comfy, cosy place

I hide my face

That warm, warm tumble dryer

Now how do I say I’m sorry?

Or should I not bother

Catch you all later

And here is hoping that you’ll play with me instead

© Teresa Helen Joseph-Nelson

20^th March 2020

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