as a child I so delighted
in things of a mechanical nature
all the moveable parts
did fascinate for hours
one of my toys
who had the name Susie
was the most fascinating of all
when you placed her
in a reclining position
her eyes would shut
as if she were ready
to turn the lights out
when I'd place her
in a vertical position
her eyes would be wide open
in an endeavor to research
what was going on
within Susie's head
I took the vegetable knife
out of the kitchen draw
and proceeded to cleave open
the plastic molding
which held the both sides
of her head together
on getting access
to the moveable parts
I discovered she had a lever  
that would drop
and cause her eyes to shut
whence in a horizontal lie
and if she were in a upright stance
her eyes would be as open as a shed door
on mother catching me
prizing Susie's head apart
she made me glue
her head back into
its rightful position