The Silence of the Little Lamb

Cannibal Baby 2

The following is based on actual events

My baby likes to eat a lot

A carrot, squash, a pea

But I kinda get the feeling that

Her favorite dish is me.

I caught her chewing on my shoe

I barely held a scream

Then I found her with her fingers in

A tub of diaper cream.

A scrap of paper off the floor

A tiny speck of crumb

But I do believe what she loves best

Is gnawing on my thumb.

This morning right before her nap

She used my leg to stand

Then she sunk her gums into my calf

I must have tasted bland.

She scrunched her nose up in disgust

I thought she might be done

But her eyes were looking at me like

I was a hot cross bun.

I quickly moved to make some lunch

Some veggies, nice and fresh

But it soon became so very clear

She wanted human flesh.

I started getting nervous when

I heard a troubling sound

She was smacking her lips hungrily

And so I turned around.

It wasn’t very cute at all

It wasn’t at all funny

‘Cause it seemed that what she wanted most

Was me inside her tummy.

Much later in the afternoon

I went in for a kiss

But she bared her teeth and bit my lip

Then closed her eyes in bliss.

I almost called an ambulance

I almost called the cops

As my baby sat upon the couch

Licking clean her chops.

This evening when I drew her bath

She seemed so calm, composed

But she followed me across the floor

Just nipping at my toes.

At bedtime I began to sweat

She made a funny squeal

And I’m pretty sure my baby thinks

I am a Happy Meal.

And now I’m hiding in my bed

I’m running out of luck

Cause my baby is a cannibal

And I’m as scared as fuck.

Silencelittlelamb

 

 

The Shut Up Banana!

I am a mom, a parenting newbie

I have a daughter, her name is Ruby

Guess you should know that my name is Anna

This is the tale of the “Shut up Banana!”

I first brought her home and she was so sweet

She’d sleep for hours, just wake up to eat

We’d go out to dinner, she would be fine

Uninterrupted I’d drink lots of wine.

Then one day fateful, things started to change

My little sweetie was acting deranged

Out at a restaurant, we’d try to dine

She’d scream and shout, I’d deny she was mine.

At first I tried milk then maybe a puff

A cracker, some bread–things were getting rough

Diners were staring, my face was real hot

When all of a sudden, I had a thought.

Mimosas were chugged, I scarfed down my meal

The big yellow fruit I started to peel

The tears and the snot subsided real quick

When she took a bite, I felt less like a dick.

Bananas are soft, are mush in a cup

Best of all they shut your baby right up

You can have them for lunch and breakfast too

Next dirty diaper will be filled with poo.

Bananas are cheap, you won’t spend big bucks

Don’t pretend they’re dessert–that really sucks

Peanuts and Butter, they go very well

With the magical fruit that saves you from hell.

Take it from me, you just have to try it

‘Nanas make babies be fucking quiet

Soon you’ll be out with screaming Susanna,

And you will recall the “Shut Up Banana!”

*Illustrations to come