Pinocchio

 

by

Janet Portiner

 

 

I found a little telling dart,
And stuck it in my leg.
It made me say some crazy things
That I should not have said.

 

I told my dad, “I’m Peter Pan,
And I know how to fly.”
I jumped out of my window.
Good thing it wasn’t high.

 

I said that I was Robin Hood.
“I’m robbin’ you today.”
But my dad said, “Time to eat.
Later you can play.”

 

I said I came from Hades,
From way down in the south.
He said, “You are a little boy,
And you should watch your mouth.”

 

I told him, “I’m a whirlwind.
Round and round I go.”
He said, “You are a handful.
That’s all that I know.”

 

I dressed up in my skivvies,
And sang the Tarzan song.
I found some ruby slippers,
And I also put them on.

 

I ate the cake that Alice had,
And grew a mile high.
Then I saw that little telling dart
Still sticking in my thigh.

 

I thought that I should pull it out,
And tell dad what I did.
Instead I left it sticking there,
And became a real live kid.