My mom says I'm her sugarplum.
My mom says I'm her lamb.
My mom says I'm completely perfect
Just the way I am.
My mom says I'm a super-special wonderful terrific little guy.
My mom just had another baby.
Why?

If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and Their Parents (ed. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1984) - ISBN: 9780689707704