Splinters

Didja ever getta splinter
Deep down in
Yer skin?
‘Cuz if ya have
Ya un’erstand
How festering begins.

It swolls all up
And fills full
Of pus
An’ creates
A stir
Of caution and fuss.

Ya jab it
With needles
Tweezers and knife
An’ before ya
Know it
Ya b’lieve it’ll take yer life.

Better watch
For them splinters
That dig an’ poke
‘Cuz if’n ya don’t
You’ll fill full'a poison
And croak!