I wasn't there most days
skipping that class at school
I didn't like assignments made
they struck me, mean, and cruel
Don't use so many commas dear
why didn't you use the colon?
gestapo English causing fear
my brain inflamed, and swollen
I survived the curriculum
barely passing, with a D
teacher proclaimed, incorrigible
and threw more words at me
Too this day I wander back
wondering what might have been
attentive in my English class
turning out, my pen both sharp
and keen
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:26 AM UTC
I wasn't there most days
skipping that class at school
I didn't like assignments made
they struck me, mean, and cruel
Don't use so many commas dear
why didn't you use the colon?
gestapo English causing fear
my brain inflamed, and swollen
I survived the curriculum
barely passing, with a D
teacher proclaimed, incorrigible
and threw more words at me
Too this day I wander back
wondering what might have been
attentive in my English class
turning out, my pen both sharp
and keen
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