He�d make fun of me,
Tease me,
Laugh at me,
Joke at me,
And all that I�d say was:
�Nuh-uh!�
�Whatever!�
and the most common,
�Mommy!�
I never learned
Those comeback skills.
And, boy, did I try hard.
Then one day,
One glorious day,
I finally shut him up.
He had nothing
No words,
No sounds,
To comeback to me with
I gathered up my anger
I threw up my arms
I yelled at the top of my lungs:
�yeah? Well�
You don�t know how�
To go to bed!�