POETRY


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I’m staying home from  school today.  I’d rather be in bed,  pretending that  I have a pain  that’s pounding in my head.  I’ll say I have a stomachache.  I’ll claim I’ve got the flu.  I’ll shiver like I’m cold  and hold my breath until I’m blue.  I’ll fake a cough. I’ll fake a sneeze.  I’ll say my throat is sore.  If necessary, I can throw  a tantrum on the floor.  I’m sure I’ll get away with it. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Of that, there’s little doubt. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> But even so, I really hope <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> my students don’t find out. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Text © Kenn Nesbitt, reprinted from [|Revenge of the Lunch Ladies] published by Meadowbrook Press. Illustration © Mike & Carl Gordon. Any copying or use of this poem or illustration without consent is unlawful.

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