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Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2009-01-26 09:27 PM


Bones wakes up in the morning,
has his glass of tomato juice,
and then starts for school.  

It’s about a quarter mile walk.  
He’ll fight with other kids
all the way to the school.  

Then the teacher
will pick on him
all morning.  

Then he’ll fight his way back home
to eat lunch,
eat an onion stalk
to make his breath smell bad,
fight his way back to school.  

Then the teachers
will pick on him
all afternoon.  

Then he’ll fight his way back home.  
Bones hates everything about school.  

Bobby

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ethome
Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada
1 posted 2009-01-27 02:22 AM


Poor Bones.

No wonder he has to be tough or he wouldn't survive.

Kick the unfeeling teacher in the a**

Eric

Marc-Andre
Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501

2 posted 2009-01-27 08:42 AM


Well, that's one thing Bones and I have had in common. I can easily relate to this, and you pen it so well. Mark
Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 posted 2009-01-27 10:58 AM


Thanks Eric,

Bones would have loved to have done that.  However, back in those grade school days, all the teachers were much bigger than he was.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 posted 2009-01-27 11:00 AM


Thanks Mark,

For the kind words.  I'm pleased you can relate.  I think it's a fairly common school day in an urban enviroment such as ours.

Bobby

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