THROAT TICKLE
I heard
A croak...
It startled
Me
For I was
Alone
And thought
Someone
Had cleared
Their throat!
Who could
It be?
I wondered
In fear...
How'd they
Got in
When I'd
Locked
Every window
And done?
How could
Someone
Have broken
Into my
Home?
Questions
Swirled
In my mind
As I quietly
Checked the
House...
As I reached
My bedroom
I heard the
Clearing of
The throat
Again!
Oh!
I gasped
As the fire
Extinguisher
I grasped...
Ready to
Defend myself
I entered the room
And followed
The croak...
Don't hurt
Me
Please
Pleaded
A hoarse
Voice...
Kiss me
Rather
And turn me
Into
A prince!
I am just
A humble
Old, ugly
Frog!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
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