barking up the right trees

stuck on the double branch

don’t climb if you can’t get down

if you can’t get down

better learn to

jump

the kids are so back

vlog squad with baby teeth

sucking back cinnamon

getting pantsed by their dads

tamogotchi death hits all seven stages

and everyone knows

that the moon is made of cheese

that green eggs go great

on a ham sandwich

that cyber bullying

is cooler when everyone is doing it

slip-&-slide into stardust

along greenwood grass

burning the summer

at both ends

there’s glass in the pool

marco polo cut short

feet cut deep

red & blue sunburns

on chlorine skin

remember when sunscreen

used to work

the first time

fallen hotdog

soldier slipped

between truck slats

hunger driven dance-moves

filled with

cruel intentions

no amount of ketchup

can cure a broken heart

but a viral video

is a bandaid solution

for missing lunch

category is horse

category is narwhal

category is charades

is easy when every answer

is the right answer

guess flamingo

guess spider

guess where your hamster went

I promise you’ll be happy

with the results

The kids are so back

but seriously

don’t climb a tree

if you don’t know how

to get down

or if your mom can’t

find the ladder

but by some act of god

if you find yourself up there

just close your eyes

try and remember

how to

jump

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Morgan Tessier called us from Toronto, Ontario.

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