Half

A funny poem about not finishing your school work.

 
I never finish anything. I leave my work half done.

At breakfast I'm served two fried eggs. I always eat just one.
 

At school I'm only half awake. I don't stand half a chance.

I like to wear my shorts to school because they're like half pants.

I read no more than half a book and finish half my test.

In class I'm always teased a lot because I'm just half dressed.

This poem is supposed to have exactly fourteen lines.

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I write a lot of funny poems that take place in school. I was a first grade teacher for ten years, so I have a lot of material to draw from. Even though I am not teaching any more, I do perform author visits to schools . This keeps my ideas for funny school poems flowing.

I like this type of poem, where something about the poem is part of the joke. I know some people don't like that. Here, the fact that the poem is seven lines long is an important part of the joke. 

Let me know if you like this type of poem. If you register to become a member , you can leave a comment at the bottom of this page to let me know what you think.

A poem like this works better when it is seen rather than read out loud. That why I have made a short movie of this poem . You can hear me read it, and see an animation of the poem. This is my first animated poem. I have more on the way.