Charley Horse Poem by Kim Barney

I know a horse called Charley;
he visits me now and then,
but the visits are not pleasant;
he always brings me pain.
Quite often he shows up
in my gastrocnemius;
I moan and groan and sometimes scream;
the hurt is just tremendous.
My wife wakes up and always knows
the reason for my pain;
she doesn't have to ask, because
Old Charley's back again.
Sometimes in my bicep,
rarely in my tricep,
quite often in my trapezius,
but let me tell you what:
when he's in my gluteus maximus
he's a real pain in the butt!