WHAT A MESS

I HAVE A FOOLISH SERVANT

WHO MESSES THINGS FOR ME

WITH CROOKED LEGS AND HIP BENT

LOOK ! HOW FUNNY IS HE

ONCE I GAVE HIM A RARE PICTURE

TO BE NAILED ON MY CLEAN WALL

THEN STARTED HIS STUPID ADVENTURE

I, NOT PLEASED WITH IT AT ALL

FIRST HE BROUGHT A TINY CHAIR

AND STOOD ON IT TO HANG

HE STRETCHED HIS HANDS AND LEGS IN AIR

AND DROPPED THE PICTURE WITH A BANG

FOR ONCE THE PICTURE WAS FINE

FOR  IT WAS DROPPED FROM LOW

HE THEN STARTED TO WIPE IT SHINE

WITH THE CLOTH HIS NOSE WOULD BLOW

HE THEN DRAGGED THE HEAVY TABLE

AND MADE SCRATCHES ON THE FLOOR

PULLED IT WITH EASE AND ABLE

AND PUT IT ACROSS THE FRONT DOOR

NONE COULD ENTER, NONE COULD  LEAVE

TILL HE DID HIS GIVEN JOB

ALAS1  IT WAS NUISANCE YOU,BELIEVE

FOR ALL THE TIME IT DID ROB

TO CHECK THE NAIL HE PULLED IT OUT

AND TRIED IN VAIN TO REPLACE

AFTER  HITTING AND HAMMERING MUCH ABOUT

 HAD IT CROOKED ON ITS FACE

OH NO ! HE HUNG IT  ON THE WRONG SIDE

AND DROPPED IT AGAIN WITHOUT SHAME

THUD ! FELL THE PICTURE BESIDE

A GLASS TANK WITH  FISH TAME

OUT TORE THE PICTURE FROM THE BENT IVORY FRAME

CRUMPLED INTO A NASTY SHAPED BALL

POOR  FISH STRUGGLED AS THEY CAME

AND THE WATER IN THE TANK SPOILED THE WALL

I ORDERED HIM TO CLEAN THE MESS

SAVE  THE FISH AND SWEEP THE FLOOR

STUPID HE IS, MADE MY WORK NO LESS

CUT HIS FINGER , BLED AND DIRTIED MORE

TO TIE HIS WOUND I ASKED FOR A CLOTH

HE WENT IN AND BROUGHT A PIECE

I RECOGNISED IT AND BEGAN TO LOATHE

FOR  IT WAS THE CHUNNI OF MY NIECE

I  SCOLDED HIM AND GOT A RAG

CHIDED MYSELF FOR GIVING HIM JOB

DISGUSTED I AM , AS WORK WILL LAG

NOW HE WILL NOT CLEAN EVEN A SMALL BOB.