' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Going Potty! (For Helen) Poem by Dónall Dempsey

You just
sit there

Queen of
the potty

hold wordless
conversations with me

all tones
& non-sense

almost
language

but not
quite

never
quite!

I praise
your efforts

whether it be wee
or poo

amazed at what
you can do...

...you too!

'Oh fantastico...fantastico! '

Later that morning
when Mummy has her friends

to tea
& cakes

trying to
impress

you toodle in
a still steaming poo

(your third turd this day)

clutched
in hand

shouting to the disgusted
paling faces

'Look...look! '

'I do'd it! '

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And in tanka form that all gets reduced to this!

I praise your wees...poos!
(Love everything you do!)
Pleased...potty trained to a T.

Now with steaming turd in hand
show Mummy's friends: 'I do'd it! '