Some Things Don't Make Any Sense at All (Judith Viorst)

Another one by Judith Viorst!

I read this expecting a turn like in the first poem of hers I read. But while the twist in the earlier one was pure fun, this one is funny, yes, but in a devastating way.

N thinks the birth of his brother is like the end of the world, but I guess the humor comes from knowing that he'll get over his shock and embrace his new role as brother. But it's still devastatingly hilarious and shocking - his perfectly legitimate question in the face of all that accurate evidence.

"Some things don't make any sense at all." Some times all you say is Wah!!

Favorite line: "My mom just had another baby / Why?"