(September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999 / Chicago/ Illinois)

poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein
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Batty

The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
'Turn on the dark,
I'm afraid of the light.'

Submitted: Tuesday, April 06, 2010

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