THE DECISION
I decided
That today
I'd do
Nothing
Not even
Play...
All my
Toys
Sat looking
Sad
But I shook
My head
Saying
Sorry
No way
Pals!
One teddy
Tumbled
And on
His head
Fell.
The other
Just
Turned sideways
And wept.
Others still
Yelled
Protest!
I would not
My mind
Change
Not even
To read the
Book
That on
The table
Open lay!
I paced
Avoiding
The scene
Around
Me...
I looked
Out the
Window
Toward
The Sea...
I still thought
I was
Doing
Nothing!
Then I realized
Much
To my
Shame,
That I'd been
Doing
Something
Or other
Even if
I wasn't reading
Or playing!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
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