Laughing So Hard Their Sides Ached Poem by Hm. Nes

Yes, of course
I noticed
The limp-
How could you not
Notice? He practically
Rocks
As he walks. But
I was surprised to learn
He has no leg
At all,
Only a stub-
The train took the rest

It must have been
A hoot
For the boys
To jump on and off
A moving train-
Eight-year-olds,
And laughing
So hard
Their sides ached

He still laughs,
But now
The pain is in
His leg
(the one that's missing)
It hurts
To always rock
When you walk

I asked him if he
Is looking forward to
Heaven
And a new leg-
'I'm getting wings, ' he responded,
Rather matter-of-factly