poem "Hard to please" (Shel Silverstein)

From the book Falling up (1996).

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to be said in one breath

Elaine gives me a pain,

Gill makes me ill,

Winnie's a ninny,

Orin is borin'

Milly is silly,

Rosy is nosy,

Junie is loony

Gussie is fussy,

Jackie is wacky,

Tommy is balmy,

Mary is scary,

Tammy is clammy,

Abby is crabby,

Patt is batty,

Mazie is lazy,

Tiny is whiney,

Missy is prissy,

Nicky is picky,

And almost everyone

Makes me sicky.

(Whew!)