Warning
by Alison
WARNING
When I am a 40 year old woman I shall wear green hyena shirts
With Mickey Mouse ears that don't go, and don't suit me,
And I shall spend my paycheck
on AP's and churros
And
crocs,
and say we've no money for a character dinner.
I shall sit down on Main Street when I am tired,
And gobble up Dole Whips and run over small children,
And sneak into the fast pass line,
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my shorts with no sunblock
And pick gems out of the Pirates of the Caribbean,
And learn to bypass long lines.
You can wear Disney socks with sandals,
And eat three pounds of churros at a go,
Or only chocolate dipped strawberries for a week,
And collect Mickey stickers and Donald shirts and Goofy ears
and things in Disney bags.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,
And pay our rent and not swear in the street,
And set a good example for the children.
We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me
are not too shocked and surprised,
When suddenly I am old
and start to wear green hyena shirts!