Mum, Can I

• Travis Cruse, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2015

Mum, can I please have some cake, "NO"
Mum, can I please have a chocolate flake, "NO"
Mum, "awwwww what now?"
Can I please have a cow, "NO"
Mum, can I please have a potato, "NO"
Mum, can I please have a tomato, "NO"
Mum, can I please have an iced coffee, "NO"
Mum, can I please have some toffee, "NO"
Mum, can I please have a salmon, "NO"
and can it be with lemon, "NO"
Mum, can I please have a piece of toast, "NO"
Mum, can I please cook myself a roast, "NO"
Mum, can I please have some chips, "NO"
and can they be with dips, "NO"
Mum, can I please not have a chocolate, "NO"
Yes, reverse psychology!