<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=581324" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Unpleasant Necessity</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Gurgling, squirming<br>Little pink frog upside down, <br>Newly giggling, kicking, <br>Limbs lengthening, strengthening, <br>You grow up beautifully brown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You teeter and totter, <br>And tumble to my delight<br>And absolute horror and fright.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Where at first each step was a falter<br>Your pace begins to alter<br>And your steps grow firm and sure.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now, touching and tasting, <br>You reach out for things dear to you.<br>Know that those things, <br>To mother, are dear, too.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Luxurious treats of false indulgence, <br>Growing from unpleasant necessity<br>(Not blots or blights) , <br>Lead you to false heights of discovery.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Comfortable toad, spitting venom, <br>Enjoy your years of plenty, <br>As you sit and hum.<br>And as you begin your journey<br>Make your own sum! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And if it is the will of He-Who-Rations<br>That you should acquire abundance, <br>See to it that your children<br>Get a meager share.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And lend a body to the children of plenty, <br>For behind them, in agony, <br>Hungry mothers wait.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Adrianne+Quinlan">Adrianne Quinlan</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=581324" data-title="Unpleasant Necessity de Adrianne Quinlan" data-description="Gurgling, squirming Little pink frog upside down, Newly giggling, kicking, Limbs lengthening, strengthening, You grow up beautifully brown. You teeter and totter, And tumble to my delight And absolute horror and fright. Where at first each s..."></div> </div> </div>

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