Backward Otto by russ mckay
Posted on September 7, 2022
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Otto wanted to be in my poems
But he always talks in palindromes
Well I had a tough time
Most palindromes do not rhyme
He was basically told to go home
“Yo banana boy” Otto said
And I quickly turned ’round my head
Then he started yellin’
“No lemons no melon”
I told him to go home to bed
“Was it a car or cat I saw?”
Then he yelled “Race fast safe car”
I told Otto he made no sense
And his yellin’ made me tense
I started feeling way below par
“Slap a ham on omaha pals” he cried
As I managed to get him outside
His screaming was real
As he grabbed “Lee a eel”
But poor Otto I could not abide
He looked back at me in the fog
“Go hang a salami I’m a lasagna hog!”
And as he was leavin’
He called “Never odd or even”
Then he was chased by my neighbor’s dog
Talking with Otto’s as hard as it gets
At least he does not have Tourettes
Both backward and forward is he
I called and he looked back at me
“Just make sure you “Step on no pets!”