Book 5

“Up to bed” his mother said But no, he wouldn’t go, Again she pleaded with her boy Bribing him, with a brand new toy. Still the […]

From dawn to dusk he hummed his tune. Strangers thought he could be a lune. His father fed up, left the room; His mother chased him […]

The Boy refused to leave the pool, Despite the weather turning cool, His fingers and toes were turning blue, And skin wrinkly and soggy too. His […]

The TV remote, never seemed to leave his hand. His family, tried to make a stand, But he ignored them, out of hand. He chose what […]

The boy still refuses to wash, His scent like smoke, around him wafts. Worse than a blocked up kitchen sink. His stench, is like a sewers […]

His mother said, he could lose his shoes; But tying them, he didn’t choose. One morning, walking to his school; His shoes got stuck, in a […]

He wouldn’t listen to what his mother said. Only to himself, what was in his head. When he was told to stop, at the end of […]

The Boy refused to stand in a queue, At the airport’s security line, said he wanted to go to the loo. He was fed up standing […]

Every time his mother spoke, The Boy replied why? It seemed that word, was the only one, he was able to utter, It drove his mother […]

Hour after hour, The Boy watched TV, Lying on the couch, drinking Pepsi, Potato crisps and popcorn, his only company, Watching and munching, was his favourite […]

The Boy loved his life and everything he saw. Love radiated from every pore. Each blade of grass was green and lush As though painted by […]

He took away playthings from his brother. He wouldn’t share his toys with another. “Sharing is caring.” scolded his mother. But he still hid his things, […]

Again and again his mother asked him to dress, She was with her Boy, at an impasse. As he continued to play,his game of chess, Ignoring […]

From the moment he woke, to the moment he slept The scowl on his face, was deeply etched. He frowned at the sun shining down, His […]

The Boy loved his suit of clothes, Wore them all the time he insistently chose. His mother washed them overnight So they were ready in the […]