[During, not after]

[Buck]

During, not after
“eenie meenie
miney mo”
(as I catch tigers)
I come to know
what I
desired
all along.

[newsclippings]

I have this underlying need to change "come" to "came" in this poem.

It is brief. Makes me wonder what you were choosing between.

[Volaticus]

It's kind of quirky in a good way. I think it's a lovely poem

[eli]

I have this underlying need to change "come" to "came" in this poem.

It is brief. Makes me wonder what you were choosing between.

I agree, I like "came" more than "come". Also, perhaps consider breaking up "During, not after" to "During/ not after" and shortening "(as I catch tigers)" to "(catching tigers)". I feel that this works better with the meter.