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To Spoil a Child
September 16, 2015
Spare the rod -
Spoil the child.
And let him run -
‘Til he runs wild.
And when he grows -
Steal his love away.
And ship her off -
To the country of Norway.
And let him run -
To find his love.
And when he does -
He’ll be hailed as a delicacy.
© Ariel L., New York, NY
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A satirical mocking of the saying "spare the rod, spoil the child". In Norway, some rotten - or spoiled - fish cuilsine is seen as a delicacy. In the same way, a child may be deemed damaged goods to one type of people, but defined as something exquisite to someone else.