Short

Being short has its advantages
But I don’t know what they are
I can’t reach my kitchen cabinet
Because it is just too far

So I keep food out in the open
And the mice get to it first
But that is not the bad part
I will tell you something worse

For as long as I remember
I’ve always wanted to teach
But I gave up the ambition
The blackboard was out of reach

I will go through life an angry and
Petite and frustrated sort
Always wishing that I were taller
Knowing I’ll always be short