Sweet Baby Becomes A PITA*
My son’s girlfriend is a lot of fun.
He says she is a PITA* in most she’s done.
I would ask him what he meant?
He said it might be her way to vent.
She does stuff. Almost like practical jokes.
She fibs about it then laughs and gloats.
I thought he was exaggerating some.
Till I got caught up in some of her fun.
She got me to try ghost pepper ice cream.
Just a taste and I darn near screamed.
It was hotter than Billy be damned.
I coughed, choked, & my head swam.
It took an hour to stop the burning.
My eyes were watering. I was really hurting.
“See a PITA*. Now you will believe me.”
Said my son. Yes,—- now I see.
She is no longer a sweet baby.
She is a PITA* & I don’t mean maybe.
She fussed about it all day.
Insisted we look at it her way.
But, my mouth hurt too bad to fall into her trap.
She is a PITA*, not a sweet baby & that’s that.
——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)
*PITA is: Pain in the ass.