School’s out for EVER! October 28, 2009

I was working as a doctor in the local A&E.
A boy came in, his parents wept and wailed.
Upon examination it was plain for all to see,
his heart was weak, his lungs and kidneys failed.
The look of pain upon his face, too dreadful to remember,
his final words: “Why must life be so cruel?
My will to live has disappeared, for now it is September.
I’d really rather die than go to school!”
,
Paul Hughes, 2009

The Counterfeit Kid! May 1, 2008

“The very best of students!”

or so I tell my dad

I trade “A” grades for presents

my parents are so glad

to purr: “our lovely daughter

an angel, no mistake!”

but I’m a master-forger

my grades are just a fake!

but now it’s parents’ evening

my teachers are all here

it’s time that I was leaving

it’s time to disappear!

 

Paul Hughes 2008

 

I’ve just returned from a parents’ evening and wrote this inbetween appointments.

 

Trousers are Pants! April 24, 2008

I love my new school uniform

I’ve neatly pressed my shirt

my hair-grips sparkle beautifully

I look great in my skirt

but when I went to school today

my teacher shouted “Oi!

put on some trousers, rightaway

you horrid little boy!”

 

 

Paul Hughes 2008