Boil, boil, bubble, and brew,
What ingredients do we need to make this stew?
A fishermanās old, rotten boot?
A coin, shiny and new?
A pigeon's calming morning coo?
Ah! It says here that all we need is:
A childās old toy
To make a boy
A redwood twig
To make his head big
A vultureās song
To have him do all wrong
A scale of a snake
To make him a snake
Yes, thatās right
The boy weāre making isnāt going to be a knight
The so-called myth,
The hero, "Zack Smith"
Will be quite far from it,
The opposite in fact.
To make the most dreadful guy
Have all he do is play and lie
Weāre going to need a whole, WHOLE lot more.
Weāll need:
A peacockās heart...
Letās make it two!
Heāll be sick with double the pride
To be irritating, a mosquitoes coo
The tongue of pig to make him snide
Another three mosquitoes!
So thereās no doubt
That heāll be ugly inside and out
An entire weasel
For in the entire world, heāll be the most sly
All heāll do is play all day
Let's add the cotton-tailed rabbitās dance
āIām the greatest!ā, is all heāll say
While holding his nose high in a prance
Now the ***ās overflowing with stuff to make this boy
The last two things: The heart and the brain.
Shall we make his heart pure? His intentions, good?
Heāll mean every word of what he says?
Heāll really... care?
No.
He could never, itās too late.
We don't need these last two things.
Letās pour this horrendous mixture into a mold
And put it into the freezer to let it become cold
Iāll sit and wait for him to freeze
When heās done and solid
What will I do?
Maybe Iāll keep this horrible Grinch of a boy
Try to teach him proper manners
And not let him near people heāll emotionally destroy
But most likely Iāll let him go
He reminds me too much of someone I used to know
Iāve given him everything (except a brain and a heart)
And heāll give nothing back
When heās done
Iām pushing him out into the world to wreak havoc
Heāll hurt some people along the way
But theyāll recover within a day
If they don't, they can join me
And craft boys out of pain and jealousy
But that won't happen
Because, you see
With a name like Zack Smith
Forgettable is what youāre bound to be.
sheesh boys am I right
this a whole book but tell me if you like it!
feedback appreciated :-)