Tigger’s Melancholy Friend – Abigail Honbarger
why feel bad
bout
bouncin
if it’s just the natural order of things that you
bounce
and i’m
bounced
even if you
paint me with stripes and replace my bow with a spring,
why bother
tryin to make me cheer up and feel
better
if it’s not that bad
if it could always
be worse,
why bother
about
my pile of sticks when you can
bounce
through a hundred other acres
in this endless
wood
why go lookin for my
tattered tail in such a gloomy place if you
would rather
keep smilin
why feel bad
bout
bouncin
if it’s just the natural order of things
The illustrations is inspired by the poem for a collaborative exhibition at the Martin Public Library.
