You Choose!

The Bickersons

live next door

to the Snideleys

in a town

where nothing is right.

"It's too hot," they complain

each day.

"It's too cold," they whine

each night.

They spend their time

in sputter and fight.

Now here is some advice

I have for you.

I read it in their Daily News;

whether you are happy or sad,

whether you are good or bad,

it is your life,

you get to choose.


     I think this poems is a little too pedantic to be considered a good poem.  What do you think?  I'll try to do better tomorrow.
     I was raised with the adage my mother always repeated, "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar."  So, I think this poem has more vinegar in it than honey.  But, I must admit that my favorite part of the movie Bambi is when Thumper's mother asks him, "What did your father tell you?"
    And Thumper replies, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."  
     I think all of this came to me because Toni McKain recently asked what I was trying to achieve with my poetry.  What message did I want to send?  It did get me thinking.  I guess what I'd really like is for the world to have more laughter.
     So today's challenge is to write a poem that will make someone laugh.