Sweep

“I am trying to LEARN how to EMOTE, Ted. But it’s damn hard inside this SHEEP costume. And why the hell do the stage directions say to SWEEP in gracefully? Have you ever tried to do that with fake hooves?? Ted. Ted. You can stop laughing now.”

Georg’ann

ROUND and round we go, until we fall in a heap
Laughing to hard, we cannot SPEAK,
so very tired yet no inclination to SLEEP.
Our shoes and the wood floor both squeak.
We slide down the stairs – yikes so STEEP-
couch cushion sleds quiet the creak.
Our mother did ask us to SWEEP,
when she sees what we’ve done she’ll freak.

Heather