Little Soldier

Mother said that I was breaking a rule

Taking my toys into the primary school:

I wasn’t bothered, I wanted to have fun

Squirting the water from out of my gun. 

I put on my soldier’s hat and went out to war,

Looking for Tubby Tucker to settle a score:

The previous night he had had to me done

A soaking from his shooting water gun. 

I looked through the window at the classroom within,

Sally Swotter was there but there was no sight of him.

I looked near the dining room, his favourite place

Lanky Liam was there, so I soaked his long face. 

I looked near the swings and he wasn’t there,

Nitty Nora was though, so I soaked her hair.

Tubby Tucker this morning must be running late,

So I sprinted to the bushes behind the school gate. 

I saw Simple Simon simply coming my way,

It was easy to get him, so I gave him a spray.

Then all of a sudden my adversary walked past,

So instead of a spray I gave him a long blast. 

Surprised, and dripping wet, he looked my way.

Smiling – ‘Revenge is sweet’ I did happily say:

But just behind him came his fuming mum

Cursing and shouting at what I had just done. 

She took my to my teacher who told me I was a disgrace

For wetting Tubby Tucker’s clothes and Lanky Liam’s face,

And for spraying Simple Simon, and soaking Nitty Nora’s hair,

She called my mother and sent me home – I didn’t care. 

© Andrew Stevenson 12/03/2017

 

Thank you. Love love, Andrew.