SPLAT!

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SPLAT!

The other day,

While sitting on the floor,

I watched a great big bug

Crawl under the door.

Well, that great big bug

Crawled over to me.

And, oh! How I wish

I had just let it be..!

But, my hand went… SMACK!!

And the bug went… SPLAT!!

And I had never, ever seen

A bug go splat like that!

There were guts on the ceiling!

And guts on the floor!

Guts on the walls!

And guts on the door!

There were guts on my shirt!

Guts in my hair!

Guts under my fingernails!

Guts EVERYWHERE!

The place was disgusting!

I didn't know what to do!

SOMEBODY would have to clean up

All that goo!

But, Dad was in his office.

And Mom was at the store.

There was nobody around

To clean the ceiling, walls and floor!

So, I got a cloth

And, I got the mop.

And, I cleaned that room

From bottom to top.

Then, up the bathroom

And into the tub.

For over an hour

I had to scrub!

And then I came back down

And sat back on the floor.

And I kept my eyes

Peeled on that door.

Then, sure enough,

After a minute or two,

Came another big bug.

All black, red and blue.

And, as I watched that bug,

I had a thought...

Should I SMACK it?

Or, should I NOT?

Because if my hand goes... SMACK!

The bug will go... SPLAT!

And, I don't EVER want to see

Another splat like that!

So, I opened the door,

And, then, really quick!

I gave that great big bug

A great... big... FLICK!

THE END