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a children's poem, quatrains in free form
Tall Tales and Short Stories
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I'm Glad I'm not a Centipede
by Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens
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I'm glad I'm not a centipede
With a hundred legs connected
'Cause I'd wear shoes on every foot
Or each one would feel rejected
I'd buy myself some sandals
And a hundred Nike shoes
'Cause if I didn't have the best
My feet would get the blues
I'd have a hundred roller skates
And roll around real fast
'Course that sounds like fun I guess
Roller skating is a blast
And then I'd have some house slippers
To keep my feet all cozy
And socks on every foot I'd wear
No matter where I mozie
Pedicures would be a must
So bunions wouldn't grow
a hundred corns would be a pain
If I had them on my toes
But I am not a centipede
With a hundred legs connected
Just one pair of shoes I wear
My feet don't feel rejected
I'm happy that God made me
A kid and not a centipede
I'm happy just the way I am
Two feet are all I need
The End
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Author Notes
Sometimes ya just have to be a little silly, my grandchildren love it when I write like this.
BTW: Centipedes are from the Antropod species. Their skeletal system is on the outside and they are poisonous, at least to the small insects they prey upon. And, yes some do have a hundred legs.... Oh my aching bunions.
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