Malcolm Mallard Poem by Raj Dronamraju

I wish we all could live on the banks of a lake
Green water always available for an after school or after work dip

I wish we could live on the banks of Malcolm Mallard's lake
His father was actually named Mallard Mallard
He always seemed annoyed with us kids when we visited
As if he bore a great grudge against all life for his bizarre naming

The girl who loved Malcolm Mallard was fat and unattractive
And he did not love her back
And took great pains to let everyone in our social circle know there was no relationship between them
She later became a government employee and collects causes to write petitions about
Writing petitions for her like a more successful teenaged version would have collected colored hairclips

She and we all think about
The blue turtleneck of Malcom Mallard
And how he used to pull up it up over his head until just a shock of blonde hair showed
Then run around with arms and hands outstretched making uuuuhhh noises like a mental defective