It's Dark in Here by Shel Silverstein


I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        
I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                         I                                          am                                          writing                                          these                                          poems                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        
And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.                                        

So                                          please                                          excuse                                          the                                          handwriting                                         

Which                                          may                                          not                                          be                                          too                                          clear.                                        

But                                          this                                          afternoon                                          by                                          the                                          lion's                                          cage                                         

I'm                                          afraid                                          I                                          got                                          too                                          near.                                        

And                                          I'm                                          writing                                          these                                          lines                                         

From                                          inside                                          a                                          lion,                                        

And                                          it's                                          rather                                          dark                                          in                                          here.