Cornstarch and water blend,
Firm or soft—let's check.
The whimsical non-Newtonian fluid,
It's called Oobleck.

For a tiny test, it's given to two.
Firm for one, soft for whom?
Curious to see the fluid's behaviour?
Let's peek into each room.

One person, stomping on it,
Gettin' angry on that uncomfortable, hard pit.
A punch, then two—it's not breaking.
Is that the magical fluid you were making?
More rough treatment—nothing changed.
Unpredictable hits, no softness exchanged.
Useless fluid, uncomfortable stuff,
All hardness, no fluff.

Other one, calm and sweet,
Testing slowly with feather-like feet.
Oh, it melted—what a wonder.
It took gentleness for softness, not the thunder.
It's melting with such a grace,
Cradling me in such mushy embrace.
Velvety fluid, silky collapse,
Dreamy batter—my favourite, mayhaps.

A child watching all the fun,
We all are Oobleck, lil one.

-Aditi Hayaran (Larkspur)