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The Babysitter By Kat Merriman

you told me to watch the children
you left us home all alone
so you left me no other options
then to handle this on my own

I don’t understand your
non-stop complaining
considering I spent all
of today entertaining

so what if there is a pillow
fort in the living room
setup in front of the movie
we never did resume

who care if we used up all
of mommy’s cookie dough
or if the dishes in the sink
have gone a little over flow

the hopscotch design we drew
on the floor in the entry hall
is made of out only bright pink
washable chalk if i do recall

the hearts on your bedroom
door may turn out more tricky
the paint we used might have
been permanent and sticky

it is no wonder I had to draw up
a sweet smelling bubble bath
or that the water overflowed
onto the tile floor  with great wrath

no one could blame me for
insisting we only jump on the bed
after a one of the kids suggested
we jump off the roof insead




and I can’t see what was so wrong
about letting them climb trees
after the monopoly war broke out
my only hope was to appease

I admit the water balloon fight
might have gone a bit too far
but I assure you that this time
none of us raided the candy jar

who knows why there is chewing
gum on our vacation pictures
or all that green silly string stuck
on the upstairs light fixtures

what is more fun I ask you
then barbie doll survivor
or letting our teddy bear
become a scuba diver

and about using all of mom’s face
power to make the dog a ghost
well at least he only ate about half
of grandma’s famous pot roast

I really didn’t mean to brake
dad’s favorite steal bass guitar
we just want to play pretend
and I was the famous rock star  

now I can’t say the sword fight
went as we had planned
but the kid left me in no position
to really take command

well now what was it we really  
thought to expect from one another
I am just the babysitter and you
are the my father and mother
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