I Wake Today
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
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 © 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 1
Topics: School Poems
Poetic Techniques: Irony, Narrative Poems
From the book When the Teacher Isn't Looking
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