Diptych

Poem Beginning with a Line by My Daughter, Abigail When I wake up, I’m still asleep. And when I get dressed, my clothes are missing. And when I finish breakfast, I’m always hungry. And when I walk to school, the street is empty. And when I open my book, the pages are blank. And when I count the boys in my class, the walls are blue. And when I count the girls in my class, the walls are yellow. And when the bell rings for recess, the playground is gone. And when I come home, the house is dark. And when I open the mail, the lights switch on. And when I try to whistle, my mouth becomes a balloon. And when I begin to sing, the balloon sails out the window. And when I enter the garden, the flowers turn their backs on me. And when I pet my cat, she flaps her wings and flies away. And when I call my dog, a wolf lopes out of the woods. And when I sit down to dinner, the table is crowded with people I don’t know. And when I ask for dessert, everybody claps their hands. And when I climb into bed, I’m wide awake.