I bought a new remote control
to turn on my TV.
They said it worked with everything.
I brought it home to see.

I aimed it at my puppy.
I mean, why not take a chance?
I pushed the Power button
and my dog began to dance.

I aimed it at my parakeet
and gently pressed Rewind.
It started singing backward
which completely blew my mind.

I tried it on my father.
When I lightly clicked on Play,
he said, “Hey, why don’t you and I
go kick a ball today?”

I tried it on my mother
and she brought me chocolate cake.
And that was when I might
have made a really big mistake.

I accidentally clicked on Pause
while pointing at my face.
Can someone please come click this thing?
I froze myself in place.