THERE’S ANOTHER ME THAT’S NAUGHTY
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| There's another me that's naughty... |
When my second son was very young, each time he did something he knew he wasn't supposed to do (like take chocolate from the fridge or draw on the walls - to be honest, I can't remember many of the naughty things he did but he was a joyfully ebullient boy!) he would say: "The Shadow R did it…" or sometimes: "The Bad R did it".
It was way too funny for us to ever be cross and it got him out of a lot of trouble...This imaginary other self that did all the naughty stuff was really a very clever tactic indeed…We could all do with one of those.
The picture on the right was a character from one of his early comics - I say that as if he still draws them - sadly he doesn't. This guy looks like a pyro - not sure what the M is for - R can't remember either - nor what his superpower is, although presumably it's something to do with fire: Matchman? Maybe it's just a boy incarnation of Messy Monster!
Anyway, I was thinking about "The Shadow R" a while back and came up with this...
There’s another me that’s naughty
There’s another me that’s naughty
And it’s very plain to see
That the other naughty person
Absolutely isn’t me.
When I tidy up my bedroom
I make sure it’s spic and span
But the other me that’s naughty
Doesn’t buy into my plan!
So with everything I put away
The naughty me will shout
That he hasn’t finished playing,
And leave all the best toys out…
When my clothes are in a jumble
Don’t you see, it’s just the same?
It’s not me that left them messy
It’s the naughty me to blame!
Oh that special bar of chocolate
That went missing from the drawer,
It’s the naughty me who took it
(Like the many times before…)
And if someone trampled mud in,
Well there’s no use in asking: “Who?”
It’s the naughty me that just forgot
The thing he had to do.
So remember when you think it’s me
I’m really not the one
It’s the naughty me that’s far too fond
Of having all the fun!
© GD December 2013
