Joy

I'm sitting in my little pen
Apparently I've been bad again
I don't know what I've done this time
I sure commit a lot of crime

I wish that you would just explain
Just make it simple, clear and plain
I'd do just what it is you'd wish
For compliments I'd never fish

I'd do it just because it's right
I never do things out of spite
But no one's ever taught me things
I'm not a puppet on some strings

I have feelings just like you
And I'm ashamed of things I do
I wish that I could be so good
And I would if I just understood

So please try to see from my view
Of signals that are shown by you
I will try with all my might
To be so gentle and polite

I wouldn't potty on the floor
If you'd just open up the door
And I surely wouldn't chew on stuff
If you would give me toys more tough

I wouldn't bark or make a noise
If you would give me lot of toys
I'd sit and play, not break a thing
Just think of what joy I could bring