Sausha's Revenge

When I'm an old lady, I'll live with my son
and make his life happy and filled with such fun.
I want to pay back all the joy he's provided
returning each deed...Oh, he'll be so excited!

I'll write on the wall with red, purple, and blue
and bounce on the furniture wearing my shoes.
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, will he shout!

When he's on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things like sugar and bleach.
Oh, he'll snap his fingers and then shake his head,
and when he is done I'll hide under the bed.

When my son's wife cooks dinner and calls me to meals,
I'll not eat my green beans or salads congealed.
I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table,
and when she gets angry, run fast as I'm able.

I'll sit close to the TV, thru the channels I'll click,
I'll cross both my eyes to see if they stick.
l'll take off my socks and throw one away,
and play in the mud until the end of the day.

And later, in bed, I'll lay back and sigh,
and thank God in prayer and then close my eyes;
and my son will look down with a smile slowly creeping,
and say with a groan, "She's so sweet when she's sleeping."
When I'm an old lady and live with my son!

    —Unknown Author