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Book 1 Page 64
Experience
/ Can’t wait to grow up
Now my Mum and dad keep telling me that I'm,
"not experienced," cause "I’m only five."
But I think I’ve got some experience
by simply being alive.
I’m not allowed to this
and I’m not allowed to do that!
Cause they say I haven’t got the experience
and I might cause myself a mishap.
Cause I want to do the things that adults do, like,
driving a car and,
watching mature rated films and,
smoking a cigar.
I want to be ‘just like my dad.’
He’s the greatest person I know.
But they always tell me to wait,
until I grow.
I’m five now,
I hope they don’t expect me to wait until I’m six!
© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au 9/4/99 dominicj7@poetry.net.au