Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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When I'm An Old Lady
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When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid,
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And bring so much happiness just as they did.
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I want to pay back all the joy they've provided.
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Returning each deed. Oh, they'll be so excited!
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I’ll write on the walls with reds, whites and blues,
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And bounce on the furniture wearing my shoes,
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I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out.
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I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout.
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When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
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I'll get into things like sugar and bleach.
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Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head,
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And when that is done, I'll hide under the bed.
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When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
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I'll not eat my green beans and salad or meat.
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I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table,
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And when they get angry I'll run if I'm able.
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I'll sit close to the T.V., through the channels I'll click
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I'll cross both eyes just to see if they stick
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I'll take off my socks and throw one away,
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And play in the mud till the end of the day.
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And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh,
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I'll thank God in prayer and then close my eyes.
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My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping.
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And say with a groan, ".She's so sweet when she's sleeping!"
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-Barabara Hall
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