I Wake Today

I wake today,
get out of bed,
then stretch and yawn
and scratch my head.

I find my clothes.
I pull them on
while stifling
another yawn.

I grab a breakfast
bar for fuel,
and hoist my pack
and head to school.

When I arrive
I'm truly shocked.
The lights are off.
The door is locked.

I check my watch.
It's me, not them.
I woke too soon.
It's 4am.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Copyright © 2004 Kenn Nesbitt
All Rights Reserved

This poem appears in the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking.

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	On Aug 25, 2008 Maddie from Australia wrote: I think this poem is very good. I have to say a poem in front of my class and I chose this one and everyone loved it. I got an A.
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	On Jul 18, 2008 shannon from californa wrote: ha ha ha this one is the coolest poem!
	On Jul 14, 2008 grace olivia from england wrote: this is the most ammusing poem out of them all, all the rest are boring.
	On May 28, 2008 Lauren from Canada wrote: I used this poem for speech in class today and my teacher loved it! I do too!

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