Don't go in the water
with a cut upon your skin
Don't go in the water
if you want to keep your limbs
Don't go in the water
It's been raining all this week
Don't go in the water
Not the river, bay, or creek
For if you go in the water
You will be the catch
To the very small bacteria
Entering through your scratch

There's a hurricane a comin'
Rollin' right on in
Churnin' and a turnin'
With it's counter-clockwise spin
Batten down the hatches
Go and buy the beer
There's a hurricane a comin'
It is that time of year

A simple request
Caused great unrest
And was much too much to ask

Give some respect
Instead of neglect
Was simply to hard a task

I could not remain
Inflicted with pain
I walked on out the door

Now you're alone
Just you and you're phone
***** I give no more

You use it to spew
All of your views
Continually at me

Out of your grip
You let me slip
Now please just let me be

Hide and Seek
Peek-a-boo
Come find me
I'm just for you

L eaning
I  nto
F orward
E volution

Sound bites
in the hush.
It's teeth
sharply rough

I pick a spot, it's just right
for me to hide out of sight
One, Two, Three I hear you call
I press in closer to the wall
Four, Five,Six are next in cue
If I'm caught what will you do?
Seven, and eight are next in line
I hold my breath at number nine
10! you shout with eager zest
My heart is thumping in my chest
"Ready or not here I come!"
Now it's time to start the fun

Off you go to search me out
Self assured there's no doubt
I wait for you to make some space
So that I can get to base
But instead I follow you
Creeping, sneaking out of view
A quiet game of cat and mouse
In the yard and through the house
As time goes by you are perplexed
Then you shout this out next
"All ye out, in come free!"
Then turn around and there I be