Mission Impossible

A little bear

set himself a mission -

he was going to climb

on top of a cushion.

The dolls said no,

it's too high at the top,

and asked quite nicely

whether he'd stop.

The bear was hurt

by their worry and doubt,

and decided it was time

to be out and about.

He laced his boots,

thought what to pack,

and finally decided

to take only a snack.

The dolls scowled

and began to scoff:

shoes on a cushion?

take them right off!

He started the climb

with his feet bare and cold,

but none of that mattered

he was feeling so bold.

At first it was fun,

he was going quite strong,

but two minutes later

it all went wrong.

His heart began racing,

his mouth was dry

and he was dizzy

from being so high.

He felt his feet go

and managed a frown

before starting to tumble

all the way down.

He fell on the sofa

so it wasn't rough,

and I'll say this for the dolls -

they tried not to laugh.

♡

Featured: My nephew Ariel
climbing up a new crochet cushion.