Cold Bath Water: A Cautionary Tale

Each night as the boys playfully bathe

Ezra asks to play with cold water.

Not tepid, not cool, not even room temp.

the more chilling the stream the better.

Daddy gently warns to be careful each time

Ezra pours icy cups down his tummy.

That the jumps and the squiggles the water induces

could lead to a fall, which is crummy.

Last night, as usual, the bathing ended

in a game of "avoid the cold shower".

But, this time amid the fun laughter and jumps

the tub overturned the balance of power.

Ezra went down with a bang, crash and clunk,

his sharp wails echoed off the tiles.

And nothing that Mommy or Daddy would do

could bring back his sweet little smiles.

So bundled in bed, warm bottle and story

he cuddled close to friend Harvey to snooze.

But when he awoke to our shock and chagrin

he had acquired a brand new blue bruise.

So take heed little children of this sad tiny tale

that when standing in places quite slippy,

it's best to listen to Mom and Dad's warnings

or your eye can end up unhappy.