MY NEW BABY.

I've got a new baby, it's just outside.
It's greedy, l5ft long, and 5ft wide.

 It's gutsy for juices, both thick and thin,
Its 'shoes' I check for any milli-tread sin.

Its tax forms I collect, with more pounds to pay,
It's medically checked, in the new M.O.T. way.

 It's insured, I think, for them, it, and us,
But sometimes I wonder, is it cheaper by bus?

 Or would it better suit,
To wash it again, until it looks cute?

                                             4/7/98.