David Letterman decided to be a Betterman.
He vowed to take sick pets to the Vetterman,
Knit his Nan a Sweaterman,
Eat less Fetaman,
Become a Go-Getterman.
‘Ah screw it,’ he said
And jumped in the bath and got all warm and Wetterman.

© Carl Burkitt 2018

This poem is part of a challenge for National Poetry Writing Month 2018 – a daily poem for a celebrity’s birthday.