Meet The Boastfuls... Part One Poem by Tom Billsborough
Meet The Boastfuls... Part One
'Oi, CAREful with THAT stethoSCOPE.
It's COLD upon my CHEST, you poor DOPE.'
MIDWIFE LET OUT shriek
(never HEARD new-born speak.
'Oh, GOD, ' she cried: 'I cannot COPE! '
i was speaking right out of Mom's! in fact, i spoke 'in utero' (that's Latin) . my mom thought she was possessed by spirits and consulted a psychic and a psychiatrist. if only she'd consulted with the ob-gyn man! ! ! he'd already had heard me reciting my favorite lines from Shakespeare, but he too went to a psychiatrist. maybe if Mom and the ob-gyn had put 1 & 1 together, they would have come up with.....ME! ! ! (cont.)
Hi Wes, must correct lines 3 &4 as per your kind suggestions. Really liked the first episode of Louise. Hope I can unscramble the missing links in Oogie. Things are hotting up for the poor lad! Tom
Ha! Ha! Ha! A pleasant respite. True interaction of present day newborn and midwife, doctor spared. By the way, thank you for your comment on my poem 'An Extraordinary Potter.' The poor teacher perhaps could not have been memorable had he put us in ice cold pool water in dawns, Some of his pupils must have bade him adieu prematurely.
That was a great poem of yours, Sumit. I think the old English Public School system has improved somewhat. I hope so for the kids' sake. I'm thinking of doing a series about Boastful parents. You know, like my son composed an opera when he was two. Even better than Mozart! Very exaggerated claims, of course! I'm working on one where a three year old walks up Everest only wearing a nappy. I think I'm going to have a very silly day, today. Always great to hear from you Sumit. Tom
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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(cont.) Oi! what a poem! ! ! to MyPoemList. oi /oi/ exclamation informal•British exclamation: oi; exclamation: oy 1. used to attract someone's attention, especially in a rough or angry way. bri ;) p.s. later in my life i spoke into, not 'out of' a few.