The competitions on the television
breaks the nerve and the vision
the practice and rehearsal done with strain
kills the spirit all the more in the reign
the make ups and the dress go beyond
the feel and the tempo is range bound
the child or whoever it be the participant
never attains the coveted recipient.
loses her innocence in the curriculum
there is nothing agog in the referendum
while the little one undergoes a swish
fails to enjoy the childhood bliss
a punishment it would be
which earns a fame and glee
from which the child would love to flee.
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