(Photo Credit: From Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”)
Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Time for skincare overhaul
Wrinkles, pimples, and fine lines
My nose–the only thing that shines
*Sigh* And what do we have here
Another bumpy blemish I fear
But looking closely, I now see
Something moving under thee
Swelling larger by the minute
This pregnant pustule must submit
To a simple squeeze and pop
But despite my efforts, it doesn’t pop
So, I take a pair of tweezers
And, gosh, is this one a bleeder
But blood isn’t the only thing I see
What seem to be a dozen fleas
Full of blood as they waddle
I drown them all in a bottle
And smile of relief and say
“Nothing can stop me today!”