Short n' Sweet

Short n' Sweet

by Sristi Guduru

i think poems should

Be short n’ sweet

i don't like poems

that go on

and on

and on

forever and

ever and

ever

Because

when you read a poem

a million lines long

you forget what

happens in the

beginning

so you must read it

again

But when you

read the beginning

for the 2nd time,

you forget the middle

so you read it

again

But when you

read the middle,

you forget the end,

so you read it

again

But when you

read the end

for the 2nd time,

you forget the

beginning

so you read the poem

over and

over and

over again

don’t you

agree with

me?

everyone likes

poems that are

short n’ sweet

it’s like receiving

apples when you

trick o’ treat

apples are yummy,

the perfect treat,

you may not agree

but would you rather

eat candy

and get

cavities?

Dentists don’t like

cavities;

They get mad

and yell

at itty,

bitty

children

who don’t floss

their teeth

here’s a fun fact:

when you eat blue

candy, your tongue

will be blue

like a

giraffe’s

giraffes are gentle

creatures, gentler

than you,

and they don’t read

poems that aren’t

short n’ sweet

unlike you