All I Wanted Was Some Water Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Mommy?
Mommy...
I want some water.

'Not until I hear that magic word.'

What magic word, mommy?

'That word you hear me say to you,
All the time whenever you want something.'

Okay.
Mommy...
May I have some water,
Damnit.

'No!
It's PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...
Damnit.'

Mommy may I have some water?
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...
Damnit.

'You go to your room...
Right this minute.'

WHY?
All I wanted was some water.

'Damnit...
It's PLEASE.'

No thanks.
I'm not going through that again.
I know what time of the month this is.
Daddy told me all about it.

'WHAT? '