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.