“D’you need the potty, James?”
“No way!”
“Come on, have a try.”
“No! Play!”
“Try the potty now.”
“Not yet.”
“I think you should go.”
“NOT YET!”
“Try then we’ll go out.”
“Okay.”
“Wow James, that was great!”
“Hurray!”
Let’s flush this away.”
Bye, pee!”
“Now let’s wash your hands.”
“Let me!”
“Go and dry your hands.”
“Okay.”
“Put your pants back on.”
“No way!”
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By Lynne Arrol
This poem was shortlisted for the Poems Please Me Prize 2014
Illustrated by Mary Schoner
