Be A Good Child Poem by Raj Arumugam

be an adorable child
the sort old women
go ga-ga about;
and old men say:
oh, such sweetness!
the child’s cheeks
are like red apples


be a good girl
dwell on love
the sort that’s like lollies
and fluffy as fairy floss


be a good boy
be starry-eyed
hold shiny balloons and popcorn
and write about nice things


be a good citizen
the sort that does
not use any word
not found
in the school dictionary;
and who never explores anything
beyond the prescribed confines
of the constitution


be an adorable child
the sort old women
go ga-ga about;
and old men say:
oh, such sweetness!
the child’s cheeks
are like red apples