Critter Bug!

Blog 408:

“Go back to bed, little ones!”
Half asleep, she suggests
But they don’t mind her
Instead, they scratch the bedposts
They grunt … cry … whimper
As if they know what’s best
“Okay … I’m up; what now?”
She lovingly grumps her typical annoyance
But then she remembers the little ones must go
You know … “the need to go and pass something”
Call of nature that is … waste water and roughage
They must release those from little bodies
Or make unwanted mess right there
Right on the carpet where she might put down her feet
That would definitely be a jolting wake-up!
That also might invite a scream and a litany of unkind cursing!
And that would stir and shake in scorn the entire household
Worse yet, it could spoil a quiet, transitioning morn
And wreak havoc in what could be a tranquil day!