Oh, Those Many I Haves

Oh, those many I haves, give me smiles
I have oodles and oodles
Of so many pleasant things in piles
I even have two huge poodles

I have a big T.V. screen
With a huge satellite
It’s the biggest you’ve ever seen
And I watch it all day and all night

My loud stereo
Is as loud as it can go
How annoyed was my brother
With a pillow, his ears he did smother

Today is my birthday
I knew I would get it my way
A new video game is what I wanted to play
And that my friends would be able to stay

Clicking buttons and pressing a lever
It could have lasted all night
I’d have to say my parents are quite clever
To serve me a pizza slice when I wanted a bite

I was sad to see
But my friends had to leave
It’s O.K. I really had to pee
My nose ran but I wiped it on my sleeve

The glow of the computer caught my attention
When I looked
I was shocked
So many messages and no one gave a mention

Bobby, Suzie, Cindy and Mike
Had sent messages wondering where was I
Suzie had gotten a new bike
Bobby got a bigger T.V. than I

What was this I thought
It was my birthday. It’s not fair
I couldn’t believe what their parents had bought
I knew I just couldn’t compare

The next day at school
My teacher passed back a paper
My mouth hung so low I thought I would drool
She looked at me with a “Grrr!” instead of a purr

I couldn’t believe the grade was an F
Apparently TTYL and TGIF
Weren’t what you would call a word
My Mom would sure have a bird

The letters I used on my cell phone
Never made words at all
Oh how my Mom would moan
I hoped my teacher wouldn’t make a call

When I arrived home in the afternoon
I knew I had at least an hour
Before my Mom would call me a buffoon
She was at the bakery kneading flour

I went straight for my T.V.
But found out there was no power
No electricity
No stereo, might as well stare at a flower

I was bored to tears
I didn’t know what to do
Pretty soon my worst fears
Oh, when’s my next paper due

There was a bike, I just realized
Covered in cob webs, it had never been used

I dusted it off and off I went
My legs burned with every turn
Man, I was spent
Less work, my muscles did yurn

Then there was Bobby, Suzie, Cindy and Mike
Each riding on a dusty old bike
Except for Suzie who had one brand new
For her birthday she got a canoe

Suzie had no T.V. No stereo
Her parents didn’t believe in the mumbo-jumbo
Hiking in nature was where it was at
I can say the same about where Suzie and I sat

She held my hand and said
Look at all I have got
Down to the pond she had me led
Water, trees, birds, and hills what a lot
All around spinning was my tired head
Even better was the kiss that I just got

Before I knew it, it was dinner time
Time to face my fears
I’d rather suck on a lime
I hoped it wouldn’t bring me to tears

My Mom was at the door waiting
One hand on her hip
And her mouth was frowning
Then she pointed with her finger tip

My teacher had called
Now, I was doomed
My Mom said how important was school
So forget about T.V. and don’t be a fool

I learned a my lesson that day
It’s not about the I haves, No way
It’s about parents that care
And education that’s fair

Or maybe it’s about Suzie and nature
All I know is I’m in love and only 10
I just can’t wait to kiss her
Again!