Acrobat
Listen to Julie read her poem ...
I want to be an acrobat
launch myself off the ground,
Mum says it’s just no fun
when beds move round and round.
I want to be an acrobat
jump up high in the air,
Dad says his skateboard’s broken
won’t propel me anymore.
An acrobat’s the job for me
tumbling upside down,
sister says I’m already
the craziest boy around.
I want to be an acrobat
walk on the washing line,
neighbours say if I look once more
they’ll have to report a crime.
I thought I’d be an acrobat
but school got cross with me,
I’ve juggled all the teachers and
left them hanging from a tree.
Maybe acrobatics is not my sport
I’ll be a magician this year,
broccoli, sisters, homework, bedtimes
prepare to disappear!
launch myself off the ground,
Mum says it’s just no fun
when beds move round and round.
I want to be an acrobat
jump up high in the air,
Dad says his skateboard’s broken
won’t propel me anymore.
An acrobat’s the job for me
tumbling upside down,
sister says I’m already
the craziest boy around.
I want to be an acrobat
walk on the washing line,
neighbours say if I look once more
they’ll have to report a crime.
I thought I’d be an acrobat
but school got cross with me,
I’ve juggled all the teachers and
left them hanging from a tree.
Maybe acrobatics is not my sport
I’ll be a magician this year,
broccoli, sisters, homework, bedtimes
prepare to disappear!
This poem is copyright (©) Julie Stevens 2024
About the Writer
Julie Stevens
Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including Paper Lanterns, Balloons Lit Journal, Parakeet Magazine, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, The Dirigible Balloon, Brian Moses’ blog and in anthologies. She has three published adult pamphlets: Step into the Dark (2023) and Balancing Act (2021) both with The Hedgehog Poetry Press and Quicksand (Dreich, 2020). www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
