'' How I Wish I Was A Child '' Poem by Bri Mar

I took my children out one night,
They shouted out, what's that,
I said that thing that just flew by,
Well that is called a Bat.

A Bat they said's for baseball,
They think I'm telling lies,
They said it's used to hit a ball,
It's not a thing that flies.

I tried to say it's similar,
To an Aeroplane or a Bird,
They love to soar across the sky,
But they're saying that's absurd.

I then tried to explain myself,
To make them understand,
That I would never lie to them,
There was nothing underhand.

I said it came out late at night,
To hunt for tiny Bugs,
It didn't need to use its eyes,
They said, do you think we're Mugs.

I told them Bats used sonar,
Like Dolphins in the sea,
They send a sound when it bounces back,
That's where their food will be.

They said Dad you're talking nonsense,
Bats are made of wood,
We don't believe a word you say,
But we truly wish we could.

You tell us tall tales all the time,
With the truth you're very sparse,
We know they're made up in your head,
Your stories are all a farce.

I then tried to convince them,
That what I was saying was true,
But I'm fighting a losing battle,
What more can I do.

There really is no hope for me,
I've tried everything I know,
But my children just won't listen,
I think I'd better go.

If only I were young again,
Then I wouldn't feel so riled,
I would know what they were thinking,

‘' How I Wish I Was A Child''