“What has it got in its pocketses?“*
If you’re following along with poetry month you know today is “Poem In Your Pocket Day” so you’re packing some serious (or not so serious) verse. In case you’re not, feel free to print out this one and carry it around.
Recess Vigilante
by Jim Hill
King Kong scaled a skyscraper.
Gamara could fly.
Godzilla had atomic breath.
What makes me the bad guy?
Did I do a bad-bad thing?
No, I’m not that kinda kid.
I socked a bully in the nose,
and then that tough guy hid.
When they finally found him
The coward up and lied.
Said I’m the recess monster
And they’re all petrified.
Would you do what I did do,
If you saw what I did see?
That punk made threats to kinderkids,
Then stole their milk money.
Vice-Principalasaurous
Will pass judgement on me soon.
I’m assembling witnesses
That saw me stop that goon.
Recess Vigilante
Says the poster on the wall
Now I’m wanted alive or dead
Inside detention hall.
King Kong had his good side.
Gamara did too.
Godzilla was misunderstood.
Guess that will see me though.
With a month of punishment,
I’ll do my time for doing good,
I won’t back down from bullies
And no one ever should.
*Poor Gollum. Perhaps if he cared more for poetry he could have avoided his fate.
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That’s awesome Jim. My son always ends up with louder friends who antagonise him a bit. I’ll teach him karate one day but for now I am so proud of him being like water off a duck’s back. Some kids do need a punch (I shouldn’t say that but it’s true
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Thanks Catherine. It sure is a tough situation for any kid to be in.
Thank goodness schools are more on board these days and kids are not so afraid to speak out about it. It seems that way anyway.
Oh, I do love a good pocket poem.