From "Lenore":The CrOoKeD Man - A Happy Feel Good Poem.

[bittersuits]

There once was a crooked man
who lived in a crooked house
with a crooked smile
with a crooked mouse
upon a crooked hill
in a far off crooked land
wanting nothing more
than to be stringht as he can.

Then one day, a magic fairy appeared.

And promised to end all he had feared

Fix me cried the crooked man
and life will be swell.
Straighten my crooked back
and all will be well.

I can grant you this wish
But there is a price to pay.

Please hurry
cried the crooked man
and no more delay

Then with a wave of his hand,there
was a mighty crack and there stood
the crooked man with a straight back.

And for mere seconds numbering five
The crooked man was indeed the happiest
man alive.

But the price of this miracle was not so
divine. For in the process it had broken
his spine.

Five fleeting seconds of life erectified
when saddly to say the crooked man died.

The moral is obvious
in this tale of lore
be careful what you ask
you might get
what you wish for.