Unintended Consequence
To make your tot
A future champ
At darts, you've got
To up the amp:
Your kid won't learn
The perfect dart-
Throw if you spurn
An early start.
The scoring grid
Must be explained
Before your kid
Gets potty-trained.
You must expound
To her or him
The numbers round
The dartboard rim
     While he or she
Still drools non-stop
Or guarantee
A future flop ...
But should your sprog
Become an ace
Who sees a fog
On each clock face
Since its display
Transposes six
And three, you may
Not then unfix
The things you did
To make them prime—
Like raise a kid
Who can't tell time!
(First published in the March 2024
 issue of Lighten Up Online)
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