Daddy said it was a space shuttle...

Been there done that

at least once per year

since I was seven

Dad first told me

it was a space shuttle

I got excited-

A ride to the moon

Mommy drove me 

to visit the shuttle

clouds and animals-

tucans, tigers, monkeys-

covered walls and ceilings.

There it was in a room,

the big space shuttle.

I kept coming back

every single year-

used to put me to sleep

They pricked my hand

I used to cry, cry, cry

It used to have stickers

Lion King stickers, inside

It is just plain white, now.

I am older and I know

it is not a space shuttle

They still prick my hand

I learned to lay still

It's really hard to not-

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

I still come back

every single year

It used to be very loud

but now the tube is silent.

I used to get a toy-

Now I just get a CD,

and schedule another.