George, The Space Octopus
There are monsters in all closets
but not the kind that you’d expect.
For you see, when it gets cluttered
and it’s filled with grim neglect...
and all the bugs have called it home
and your shoes are all mismatched
and it’s just horribly disorganized
the black universe does dispatch---
Some monsters, not too scary
for they’re usually octopuses
Colored in weird and strange hues
and then all your stuff it touches.
And if one likes the item well enough
he’ll take it with him back to space
and he’ll never ever, bring it back
and never again will it see your face!
For when the closet’s mess is big enough
it opens a portal to... the universe!
and once you’ve received an octopus
your mess goes from bad to worse.
So when decide to be rid of him
you must have a vacuum ready
for when you take your clothes out of the closet
your grip is now unsteady.
For it’s tentacles have a hold of them
and doesn’t want to let them go.
Because the octopus has claimed your stuff
and won’t part with your clothes!
Then you have to turn on the vacuum...
and scare it back to space
and then clean out your messy closet
so it’s gone without a trace.
But once you’re done you’ll notice
that some of your things have disappeared
They all went through the portal
and to the unknown Space so weird...
My space octopus is purple
Purple with round green spots
I gave him the name of George
and he has me quite distraught...
Because he fights me for my things
when I pick out my things to wear
I really need to clear him out
but until then, he’s just there...
The vacuum no longer scares him
because I can’t keep my closet clean
So I just wrestle my stuff from his tentacles
with all the spots so green...
For now I have a daily nuisance
that throws my own shoes at my head!
And so just the thought of cleaning
fills my lazy heart with dread.
Some days I’ll whack him with a bat
‘Till I can grab what I want and need.
Then I’ll close the closet door
until the next day I have to repeat.
So you should keep your closets tidy
Unless you all may end up like me
You don’t want my predicament
(On this, you are sure to agree)
For I can’t face the inside of my closet
without facing a daily scourge.
and you all don’t want the universe
to send you an octopus named George.
---Ava Nerio (ourhedgehogsunitethings)
