CHRISTMAS LUCK

If I am good, my Mother says,
I'll get a walking doll,
But if I'm bad, I may not get,
Anything at all.

I guess it must be pretty bad,
To forget to feed the cat,
I wonder if they even know,
Cause he's just as big and fat.

I got a "D" in school last week,
And I kicked a naughty boy,
The teacher says I talk too much,
And I broke my sister's toy.

I think it's good to help my Mom,
So I washed the super dishes,
But I dropped her "Special big glass bowl",
And broke it all to Pieces.

I thought I'd be real nice to Dad,
So I helped to clean the shed,
But I knocked some paint down from a shelf,
And hit him on the head.

I wish I knew how parents count,
Do they add up everything?
Cause if they do, you better bet,
I won't get anything.

I really tried, for three whole days,
And all that I can prove,
Is, if I get that walking doll,
I bet it will not move.

AUTHOR: Margaret Shankland