I Won’t Hatch!
Shel Silverstein

Oh I am chickie who lives in an egg,
But I will not hatch.
The hens they cackle, the roosters all beg,
But I will not hatch, I will not hatch.
For I hear all the talk of pollution and war
As the people all shout and the airplanes roar,
So I’m staying in here where it’s safe and it’s warm,
And I WILL NOT HATCH!

From Shel Silverstein. Where the Sidewak Ends. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. page 127.