by Charles Ghigna
“Strike Three!” and I jump.
I’m in a big slump.
I’m down in the dump,
Can’t get over this hump.
You cross-eyed old ump,
You’re as blind as a stump.
Made me look like a chump,
You horse’s rump!
Published 7/7/09
Charles Ghigna is the award-winning author of more than 40 volumes of poetry for children and adults, including Score: 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire. Find out more at his website, Father Goose.