Here’s a story about a lad
Whose destiny was ironclad
Who’d lived a life that’s mostly sad
And craved a peace he hadn’t had
The day our hero did debut –
(Despite the fact that he was new
And all of life he should pursue
The joys and dreams a boy was due) –
That day he came his fate was sealed
When Mom and Dad at first revealed
The name they chose. They would not yield
(Despite that fact that friends appealed)
Our little friend was often told
His name conclusively foretold
A jump in years one hundredfold
(Despite his age, at five years old)
But young Jerry Attrick, you see
Was not the first to have to plea
His name from their great ancestry
Their unexpected family tree
No – Mom and Dad had once before
Assigned a name they quite adore
(Despite their friends, who did implore
They cease the prank forevermore)
A golden chance! It was their claim
So they persisted in their game
Their oldest boy, they did proclaim,
Was Petey Attrick all the same
Esti Stoian, 2023