(022) Naughty Little Mellie (Children’s Poem? ? ? ? ?) Poem by Melvina Germain

She talked and talked and talked and talked some more.
Whew, what child is this hanging around
Granny Green’s corner store.
I tried to walk quietly not to make myself heard.
I shopped in the back and didn’t say a word.
I heard a creak behind me, afraid to turn around.
Oh oh, it’s that kid Mellie, she’s making baby sounds.
She laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed some more
I just wanted to make it back through the stores front door.
Mellie talked and talked, and laughed and drooled upon the floor.
Finally Granny Green came and picked that little kid up.
Mellie turned, looked me in the face, grinned so naughtily,
while she pointed her finger and stuck her tongue out at me.
I looked around but there was no one else there to see.