Ethan’s birthday is here today
So we all had better say ‘Hurray!’
We rode a bus for eleven hours
And all started off with cold showers
We waited in a bus station
Waiting for some information
About the bus that was going to
Arica, and the desert too
We played Temple Run too long
And I listened to 1D’s song
We each died hundred of times on
Temple Run but kept playing on
In evening light we reached our place
Of destination, hoping for space
In a taxi to Europcar
Where we watched the man go afar
We watched for his counterpart
Who must have decided to depart
While her customers were waiting,
Waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting
Our driver eventually took us out
To our hostel, where we had a bout
With the woman who gave us a key
To room number five-plus-three
In it were only two twin beds
Nowhere for two to put their heads
She went back to the counter and looks
To see if she did it right with the books
Apologetic, she came back
Apparently they seem to lack
Two rooms for a family of four
Ethan and I went knocking on the door
Of number nine, while the parents came up
Then I realized we had nowhere to sup
And that there was only room for two
So there was some more hullabaloo
We finally got a second room
Dad found a place for supper and zoom!
We were out the door and walking
Stopping, seeing it closed and gawking
Gawking at the sign that said,
‘Closed til March 4’ in big red
So off we went, right down the street
Looking for some place to eat
We decided on some pizza
And got it with pig meat- some
Person behind the counter had
Apparently understood them bad
So we all looked forward to the ice
Cream with glad and tired eyes
We took a half liter home with us
Mom bought a muffin in the fuss
We ate the chocolate ice cream
Manjar chips and mango dream
And the banana split til we
Were ready for the birthday he
To open his gifts and watch
The slideshow, made with no botch
By Eryn dearest who sacrificed
Hours of time that were painfully iced
We all got to bed far too late
And wished for morning please to wait
But sun will come how it knows how
And I will say good-night and Ciao!