Rules are made of Rubber

Aman 12

They said, “Don’t run,” so I skipped instead,
With jellybeans bouncing over my head.
They said, “Don’t draw on the walls or floor,”
So, I painted a dragon that opened a door.

They said, “Don’t climb on the monkey bars,”
So, I built a ladder to visit the stars.
They said, “Don’t bounce on the bed,”
So, I moon-jumped with a helmet of thread.

They wrote their rules in black and red,
And taped them to my toaster bread.
But rules, you see, are made of rubber
They stretch and squeak and sometimes blubber.

So, if a rule feels much too tight,
Just twist it left or stretch it right.
And if it snaps and hurts your hand,
Slingshot it back to No-Rule Land.

Where rules are made of bubblegum,
And break themselves just for the fun.

  • Author: Aman 12 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 16th, 2025 01:47
  • Comment from author about the poem: This was written for a contest. It is written very much inspired by Shel Silverstein's style, one of my favourites.
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett
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  • sorenbarrett

    I love this poem that feels on the surface like a poem for children but just below the surface lurks a cynical commentary on the justice system and how people legally get around the system. The intent of the law means nothing it is the letter of the law that is enforced. A lovely write and a fave



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