Try, Try Again Parents
They asked for a fort at the crack of dawn
Tap, tap—the next request didn’t take long
The food that was prepared suits them just fine
Psych! They’re finished—detonated land mine
We look all morning for pens to draw
They’re kept in a childproof pouch
One unattended minute later
And they’ve red, blue and greened the couch
Today it’d be a miracle
If they don’t ask for cereal
And why did we open that door?
Playing on technology at the store?!
Why didn’t I learn to say, “No!”
To morning movies and tv shows?
But when they say something sweet
No feeling can quite compete
They can frustrate a moment
But I know they are growing
Perhaps we should have another?
That’s it! Let’s give them a baby brother!
Copyright © 2021 by Matt Antis. Originally published in Poet’s Guild’s Poem-A-Day on January 10, 2021, by Ink Jot Kingdom.
