dr. seuss meets mr. temptation

dr. seuss meets mr. temptation

i think there's a thought that i thought was true,
though a naughty thought, i thought it grew,
when i thought the thought
and my thoughts were caught
by the naughty thought that i knew.

now, a naughty thought that starts to grow
may cause other naughty thoughts to flow.
and so i have fought
with the thought it has brought
other thoughts that i ought not to know.

the thought is so tempting but yet i dread,
the thought of that thought inside my head.
so, i think that i ought
to stop thinking that thought,
and start writing a poem
instead.

Steven James from Story p. 121