10.10.14

Dr Seuss Knew My Son

That son of mine, that son of mine.
I hear a crash from time to time. 




Look mom, I found this toy so fine!
Oh, do not touch that toy so fine!
Do not touch it, son of mine!

Can I poke it here or there?
You may not poke it here or there.
You may not poke it anywhere.
You may not touch that toy so fine.
You may not touch it, son of mine.

Can I touch it with my nose?
Can I touch it with my toes?
You may not touch it with your nose.
You may not touch it with your toes.
You may not poke it here or there,
You may not poke it anywhere.
You may not touch that toy so fine, 
You may not touch it, son of mine.

Can I touch it with my hand?
Can I hit it with a pan?

Not with your hand.
Not with a pan.
Not with your nose.
Not with your toes.
You may not poke it here or there.
You may not poke it anywhere.
You may not touch that toy so fine,
You may not touch it, son of mine.

Can I? Could I? In five seconds?
Please mommy! Please mommy!
Look, it beckons!

You may not, can not, in five seconds.

You might relent, you will see.
What if I ask you from this tree?

You may not, may not from the tree.
Not in five seconds! Let me be!
You may not touch it with your hand.
You may not hit it with a pan.
You may not touch it with your nose.
You may not touch it with your toes.
You may not poke it here or there.
You may not poke it anywhere.
You may not touch that toy so fine.
You may not touch it, son of mine.

Today! Today! Today! Today! Today,
Can I, may I on THIS day?

Not today! Not from a tree!
Not in five seconds! Let me be!

You may not, can not with your hand.
You can not, may not with a pan.
You MAY NOT touch it with your nose.
You WILL NOT touch it with your toes.
Do not poke it here or there,
Son, do not poke it anywhere.
You may. Not. Touch. That toy so fine.
You may not touch it, son of mine.

Say! In the dark?
Here in the dark?
Can I touch it in the dark?

You may not touch it in the dark.

Mommy, mommy, how it beckons!

You may not touch it, though it beckons.
Not in the dark. Not in five seconds. 
Not today. Not from a tree.
You may not touch it, son, you see.
Not with your hand. Not with a pan.
Not with your nose. Not with your toes.
You may not touch it with here or there.
You may not touch it anywhere.

You may not touch that toy so fine.

You may not touch it, son of mine.

Can I touch it if I'm sad?
You may not touch it of you're sad.

Can I touch it if I'm mad?

You may not, can not if you're mad.
You will not, will not if you're sad.
You may not touch it though it beckons. 
You may not touch it in five seconds.
Not in the dark! Not from a tree!
Not today! You let me be!
You may not touch it with your nose.
You may not touch it with your toes.
You may not touch it with your hand.
You may not hit it with a pan.
You may not poke it here or there.
You may not poke it ANYWHERE!

You may not touch that toy so fine!

You may not touch it, son of mine!

I may not touch it, so you say.
Look away mom! And I may.
Don't look and I may, I say.

Son! If you will let me be,
I'll give you another toy.
You will see.

Here! Please take THIS toy so fine.
Forget the other, son of mine.

But... I don't want THIS toy so fine. 
I do not want it, mommy-mine. 
Cuz I can touch if I'm mad.
And I can touch it if I'm sad. 
It just sits there, doesn't beckon.
I could touch it in five seconds. 
And in the dark. And from a tree.
It's just not as fun, mommy, you see!
Cuz I could touch it with my nose.
And I could touch it with my toes.
And I could touch it with my hand.
And I could hit it with a pan.
I could poke it here or there.
Say, I could poke it ANYWHERE!

It's not an awesome toy so fine.

Well, that's tough luck, oh son of mine. 



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