Nearly three – “You can’t see me!”

Nearly 3,
hide behind a tree –
“You can’t see me!”
though a spotty anorak
is sticking out from round the back!

“You can’t see me!”
Yes, I know
I forgot to go
behind the tree,–
my eyes are shut, so
“You can’t see me!”

I’ve closed my eyes,
to give a surprise;
“I can’t see you”,
I’ll open them wide,
and when I do –
“did you see me hide?”

Walking along,
holding hands,
‘Where have they gone?’
I feel the bump,
and hear the giggle,
‘Where can they be?
Behind my knee?’
“You can’t see me!”
‘Have you gone far?’
“Boo!” ‘Oh! There you are!’