Monday, March 3, 2014

Celiac-I-am!

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, I wrote of my version of Sam-I-am. 
Here is to all my fellow Celiacs!

Celiac-I-am!


I am a celiac.
Celiac-I-am

That gluten,
That gluten!
I do not like it,
I'm a Celiac! 

Do you like gluten?

I do not like it,
Celiac-I-am.
I do not like gluten.

Would you like it
Here or there?

I would not like it here or there.
I would not like it anywhere.
I do not like Gluten.
I do not like it,
Celiac-I-am

Would you like it in a house?
Would you like it with a mouse?

I do not like it in a house.
I do not like it with a mouse.
I do not like it here or there.
I do not like it anywhere.
I do not like gluten,
I do not like it, I'm a Celiac!

Would you eat it in a box?
Would you eat it with a fox?

Not in a box.
Not with a fox.
Not in a house.
Not with a mouse.
I would not eat it here or there.
I would not eat it anywhere.
I would not eat gluten, you see.
It makes me sick, I'm Celiac, let me be!

Would you? Could you? in a car?
Eat it! Eat it!
Here it is.

I would not,
could not, in a car

You may like it.
You will see.
You may like it in a tree?
I would not in a tree.
I would not, could not in a tree.
Not in a car! You let me be.

I do not like it in a box.
I do not like it with a fox
I do not like it in a house
I do not like it with a mouse

I do not like it here or there.
I do not like it anywhere.
I do not like gluten, you see.
It makes me sick, Celiac-I-am, let me be!

A train! A train!
A train! A train!
Could you, would you
on a train?

Not on a train! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! I'm Celiac! Let me be!
I would not, could not, in a box.
I could not, would not, with a fox.
I will not eat it with a mouse
I will not eat it in a house.
I will not eat it here or there.
I will not eat it anywhere.
I do not like it, Celiac-I-am.


Say!
In the dark?
Here in the dark!
Would you, could you, in the dark?

I would not, could not,
in the dark

Would you, could you,
in the rain?

I would not, could not, in the rain.
Not in the dark. Not on a train,
Not in a car, Not in a tree.
I do not like it, I'm Celiac, you see.
Not in a house. Not in a box.
Not with a mouse. Not with a fox.
I will not eat it here or there.
I will not eat it anywhere!

You do not like
gluten?

I do not
like it,
Celiac-I-am.

Could you, would you,
with a goat?

I would not,
could not.
with a goat!

Would you, could you,
on a boat?

I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with a goat.
I will not eat it in the rain.
I will not eat it on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I do not like it in a box.
I do not like it with a fox.
I will not eat it in a house.
I do not like it with a mouse.
I do not like it here or there.
I do not like it ANYWHERE!

I do not like
Gluten!

I do not like it,
Celiac-I-am.

You do not like it.
SO you say.
Try it! Try it!
And you may.
Try it and you may I say.

What?
Let me be,
I will not try it
You will see.

Say!
Gluten makes me sick!
It does! Even a crumb, you see! I'm a Celiac
And I can not eat wheat!
And I can not eat rye!
And I can not eat barley!
And even oats can be a problem for me,
Because cross-contamination you see!

So I will not eat it in a box.
And I will not eat it with a fox.
And I will not eat it in a house.
And I will not eat it with a mouse.
And I will not eat it here and there.
Say! I will not eat it ANHYWHERE!

I do not like gluten!
Thank you!
Thank you,
Celiac-I-am

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