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| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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| Dennis Lee |
Dennis Lee was born in 1939, in Toronto, Ontario. His collection Civil
Elegies and Other Poems was awarded the 1972 Governor General's Award, one
of Canada's highest literary honors, but Lee continues...
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| What Will You Be?
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by Dennis Lee |
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They never stop asking me
"What will you be?--
A doctor, a dancer,
A diver at sea?"
They never stop bugging me:
"What will you be?"
As if they expect me to
Stop being me.
When I grow up I'm going to be a Sneeze,
And sprinkle Germs on all my Enemies.
When I grow up I'm going to be a Toad,
And dump on Silly Questions in the road.
When I grow up, I'm going to be a Child.
I'll Play the whole darn day and drive them Wild.
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From Garbage Delight, published by Macmillan Canada, 1977. Used with permission. |
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