DMC: "Another Poem About A Ditty" by Jane Yolen

ANOTHER POEM ABOUT A DITTY

It’s an ear worm,
A stitch
It’s a son
of an itch
It won’t leave you alone
For a minute.

You hear it
And then
It repeats
Once again,
It’s a dittyable
Pitiable
Sin—it

Makes you feel
Foolish
And yet somewhat
Coolish
Restating it
Gives you a
Rise.

So you keep
On repeating
Your heart
Faster beating,
Each word in it
Now
A surprise.

It’s surely an itch
You continue
to scratch
Till the blood
That you draw
Drowns the room.

And I tell you
That ditty,
Small, wicked
(not pretty)
will surely
lead you
to your doom.

© 2016 Jane Yolen. All rights reserved.


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