But Not the Ibuprofen!
Mommy’s head began to hurt,
So she searched inside her purse,
And this is what she found:
Her wallet and keys,
A spare maxi pad,
A bunch of receipts
From meals that she’d had,
But not the ibuprofen!
A bunch of hair bands -
There must have been five -
Some bobby pins
And a USB drive.
A measuring tape,
A little toy frog,
A trading card of
Wrangler the dog,
But not the ibuprofen!
A seashell, a chapstick,
At least one dime,
A small ziplock bag
Of blue glitter slime
Three pens that write with
invisible ink,
Another hair band,
And this one was pink,
But not the ibuprofen!
Sunglasses, suckers,
An unwrapped toffee,
A packet of sugar
In case she had coffee
A lime green sharpie
A purple hair clip
A small yellow tube
Of gloss for her lips
But not the ibuprofen!
A cloth for her glasses,
A good ballpoint pen,
Hand sanitizer,
Some stickers and then -
A tiny glass jar
With the kids’ melatonin,
What’s this? Could it be?
Yes! The ibuprofen!
(Two grape-flavored tabs. Junior strength. Sigh.)
* With thanks and apologies to Sandra Boynton and "Not the Hippopotamus"
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