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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRIEVANCE, by CATHERINE POWERS First Line: Elizabeth murry's goin' to have her tonsilitus out Last Line: An' just grow up, an' always keep my tonsilitus in! Subject(s): Tonsils | |||
Elizabeth Murry's goin' to have her tonsilitus out, An' stay right in the hospital, with nurses all about, An' have her mother come to see her every single day, An' get ice cream to eat, an' stay at home from school an' play, An' have her father give her fifty cents for bein' good An' actin' like a brave girl always really ought to should, An' she is goin' to stay at home from school a long, long while, An' have new dresses made for her just by the pile an' pile. I asked my daddy could I have my tonsilitus out, An' he just looked at me, an' then you ought to hear him shout! An' I said every single girl that goes to school with me Has got their tonsilitus out, an' so I couldn't see Why I should have to keep 'em in an' never have no fun, Or do one single thing the way the other girls has done. My mother an' my daddy makes me mad enough to cry. I hope my tonsilitus makes me sick so I can die! But no, I'll keep on bein' well an' never gettin' thin, An' just grow up, an' always keep my tonsilitus in! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SUSSEX DRINKING SONG by HILAIRE BELLOC NIGHT AND DAY: 2 by ISAAC ROSENBERG WHITE AN' BLUE by WILLIAM BARNES JUDGE NOT by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER ON READING 'VORTICIST POEM ON LOVE' by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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